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Doerr vs Henderson

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DoerrWinner
79.1

Doerr wins: Longevity, Honours

Henderson
79.0

Henderson wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bobby Doerr
79.1

Doerr leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Nine-time All-Star second baseman with 223 home runs for Boston.

1. Bobby Doerr
79.1
2. Gunnar Henderson
79.0

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. 🇺🇸 Bobby Doerr5 seasons played · career day 1,825310 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Gunnar Henderson4 seasons played · career day 1,46094 home runs
-69.7% vs Doerr at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Doerr0050106310653
🇺🇸 Henderson004329494

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.

MetricDoerrRetiredHendersonActive
All-Star selections91
Career home runs22380
Career RBIs1,247
Career hits2,042
Seasons played14
Rookie of the Year awards1
Silver Sluggers1
Best season home runs37
Dominance w25%7478
Peak w20%8690
Longevity w20%7664
Honours w20%7876
Statistics w15%8490

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GOAT Rank · the data
Doerr79.1
Henderson79.0
The people
Doerr
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