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Bonds vs Johnson

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Barry Bonds above Randy Johnson: 92.3 vs 90.5. Barry Bonds leads on Dominance, Peak, Longevity. Randy Johnson leads on Honours.

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BondsWinner
92.3

Bonds wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Johnson
90.5

Johnson wins: Honours

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Time range

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Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Barry Bonds
92.3

Bonds leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Barry Bonds
92.3
2. Randy Johnson
90.5

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

Through age 22 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Barry Bonds16 home runs
1 season by age 22 · 16 per season

Setting the pace at age 22

No verified birth date for Johnson — shown in the pro-debut view instead.

Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.

MetricBondsRetiredJohnsonRetired
Home runs762—
World Series titles01
Career OPS1.051—
Batting average0.298—
MVP awards7—
Walks2,558—
Cy Young Awards—5
Strikeouts—4,875
World Series MVP—1
Perfect games—1
Career wins—303
Dominance w25%9388
Peak w20%9794
Longevity w20%9290
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%9694

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Bonds92.3
Johnson90.5
The people
Bonds
Johnson

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FAQ

Who is better, Bonds or Johnson?

Barry Bonds leads with a GOAT score of 92.3 against 90.5 for Randy Johnson — a gap of 1.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Johnson beat Bonds?

Johnson scores higher on honours. Bonds leads on peak, dominance, statistics, longevity.

How is the Bonds vs Johnson score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bonds: 92.3, Johnson: 90.5.

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