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Doerr vs Betts

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BettsWinner
79.8

Betts wins: Dominance, Honours

Doerr
79.1

Doerr wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mookie Betts
79.8

Betts leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. MVP, batting champion and a three-time World Series winner with two franchises.

1. Mookie Betts
79.8
2. Bobby Doerr
79.1

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. 🇺🇸 Mookie Betts5 seasons played · career day 1,825110 home runs
-64.5% vs Doerr at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Doerr0050106310653
🇺🇸 Betts00523110213

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.

MetricDoerrRetiredBettsActive
All-Star selections98
Career home runs223280
Career RBIs1,247
Career hits2,042
Seasons played14
World Series titles3
MVP awards1
Gold Gloves6
Dominance w25%7480
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%7670
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Betts79.8
Doerr79.1
The people
Doerr
Betts

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