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Wagner vs Rodríguez

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RodríguezWinner
88.3

Rodríguez wins: Longevity, Honours

Wagner
88.2

Wagner wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇷 Iván Rodríguez
88.3

Rodríguez leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Thirteen Gold Gloves behind the plate, an MVP and a 2003 World Series ring.

1. Iván Rodríguez
88.3
2. Billy Wagner
88.2

Category breakdown

Season form · Home runs per season

Career timeline · Home runs 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 · Home runs per season
1. 🇺🇸 Billy Wagner5 seasons played · career day 2,921107 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇷 Iván Rodríguez5 seasons played · career day 1,82549 home runs
-54.2% vs Wagner at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Wagner000032146
🇵🇷 Rodríguez0031149144

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricWagnerRetiredRodríguezRetired
Career saves422
All-Star selections714
Career ERA2.31
Strikeouts per nine innings11.9
Career strikeouts1,196
Gold Gloves13
MVP awards1
World Series titles1
Career hits2,844
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%8692
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%9692

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GOAT Rank · the data
Rodríguez88.3
Wagner88.2
The people
Wagner
Rodríguez

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