Who is better, Hamilton or Schmidt?
Billy Hamilton leads with a GOAT score of 88.5 against 88.5 for Mike Schmidt — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hamilton vs Schmidt
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Billy Hamilton and Mike Schmidt level at 88.5. Billy Hamilton leads on Peak, Dominance, Statistics. Mike Schmidt leads on Longevity, Honours.
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HamiltonWinner
88.5Hamilton wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Schmidt
88.5Schmidt wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Billy Hamilton
88.5
Hamilton leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Billy Hamilton
2. Mike Schmidt
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Mike Schmidt5 seasons played · career day 2,191168 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Billy Hamilton5 seasons played · career day 1,8261.6 home runs
-99.0% vs Schmidt at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0.264 | 0.565 | 1.23 | 3.098 |
| 🇺🇸 Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 92 | 282 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HamiltonRetired | SchmidtRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career stolen bases | 914 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.344 | — |
| Runs in 1894 | 198 | — |
| Batting titles | 2 | — |
| Career runs | 1,697 | — |
| MVP awards | — | 3 |
| Home runs | — | 548 |
| Gold Gloves | — | 10 |
| World Series titles | — | 1 |
| Home run titles | — | 8 |
| All-Star selections | — | 12 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hamilton88.5
Schmidt88.5
FAQ
Where does Schmidt beat Hamilton?
Schmidt scores higher on honours, longevity. Hamilton leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Hamilton vs Schmidt score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hamilton: 88.5, Schmidt: 88.5.
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