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Robinson vs Yastrzemski

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RobinsonWinner
87.6

Robinson wins: Honours

Yastrzemski
87.4

Yastrzemski wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Brooks Robinson
87.6

Robinson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Sixteen straight Gold Gloves and the 1970 World Series MVP.

1. Brooks Robinson
87.6
2. Carl Yastrzemski
87.4

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. 🇺🇸 Brooks Robinson5 seasons played · career day 2,92151 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Carl Yastrzemski5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.5 home runs
-97.1% vs Robinson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Robinson0000762
🇺🇸 Yastrzemski000.2660.5621.4842.644

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.

MetricRobinsonRetiredYastrzemskiRetired
Gold Gloves16
All-Star selections1518
World Series titles2
MVP awards1
Career hits2,8483,419
League MVP awards1
Triple Crowns1
Home runs452
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%9494
Honours w20%8884
Statistics w15%8892

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Robinson87.6
Yastrzemski87.4
The people
Robinson
Yastrzemski

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