Who is better, Hamilton or Foster?
Billy Hamilton leads with a GOAT score of 88.5 against 88.5 for Rube Foster — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hamilton vs Foster
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Billy Hamilton and Rube Foster level at 88.5. Billy Hamilton leads on Statistics, Peak. Rube Foster leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HamiltonWinner
88.5Hamilton wins: Peak, Statistics
Foster
88.5Foster wins: Longevity, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Billy Hamilton
88.5
Hamilton leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Billy Hamilton
2. Rube Foster
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. 🇺🇸 Rube Foster5 seasons played · career day 1,825138 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Billy Hamilton5 seasons played · career day 1,8261.6 home runs
-98.8% vs Foster 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 |
| 🇺🇸 Foster | 0 | 0 | 44 | 74 | 138 | 183 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HamiltonRetired | FosterRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career stolen bases | 914 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.344 | — |
| Runs in 1894 | 198 | — |
| Batting titles | 2 | — |
| Career runs | 1,697 | — |
| Leagues founded | — | 1 |
| Documented pitching wins in 1902 | — | 44 |
| Championship teams managed | — | 4 |
| Years leading the Negro National League | — | 6 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hamilton88.5
Foster88.5
FAQ
Where does Foster beat Hamilton?
Foster scores higher on honours, longevity. Hamilton leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Hamilton vs Foster score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hamilton: 88.5, Foster: 88.5.
What do you think?
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