Who is better, Wagner or Martínez?
Billy Wagner leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.2 for Edgar Martínez — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Wagner vs Martínez
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Billy Wagner and Edgar Martínez level at 88.2.
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WagnerWinner
88.2Wagner wins: no category outright
Martínez
88.2Martínez wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Billy Wagner
88.2
Wagner leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Billy Wagner
2. Edgar Martínez
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. 🇺🇸 Billy Wagner5 seasons played · career day 2,921107 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇷 Edgar Martínez5 seasons played · career day 2,9211.5 home runs
-98.6% vs Wagner at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Wagner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 146 |
| 🇵🇷 Martínez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.609 | 1.83 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | WagnerRetired | MartínezRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career saves | 422 | — |
| All-Star selections | 7 | 7 |
| Career ERA | 2.31 | — |
| Strikeouts per nine innings | 11.9 | — |
| Career strikeouts | 1,196 | — |
| Batting titles | — | 2 |
| Career batting average | — | 0.312 |
| Career on-base percentage | — | 0.418 |
| Silver Sluggers | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 96 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Wagner88.2
Martínez88.2
FAQ
Where does Martínez beat Wagner?
Martínez does not lead any of the five categories; Wagner is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Wagner vs Martínez score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Wagner: 88.2, Martínez: 88.2.
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