Who is better, Ewing or Scherzer?
Buck Ewing leads with a GOAT score of 87.0 against 86.9 for Max Scherzer — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ewing vs Scherzer
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Buck Ewing above Max Scherzer: 87.0 vs 86.9. Buck Ewing leads on Dominance, Peak. Max Scherzer leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
EwingWinner
87.0Ewing wins: Dominance, Peak
Scherzer
86.9Scherzer wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Buck Ewing
87.0
Ewing leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Buck Ewing
2. Max Scherzer
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Max Scherzer5 seasons played · career day 1,82618.8 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Buck Ewing5 seasons played · career day 1,8261.3 home runs
-93.1% vs Scherzer at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ewing | 0 | 0 | 0.178 | 0.424 | 0.998 | 2.556 |
| 🇺🇸 Scherzer | 0 | 0 | 3.05 | 7.17 | 15.1 | 30.64 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | EwingRetired | ScherzerActive · Toronto Blue Jays |
|---|---|---|
| Career hits | 1,625 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.303 | — |
| Home run titles | 1 | — |
| Career triples | 178 | — |
| Seasons played | 18 | — |
| Cy Young Awards | — | 3 |
| World Series titles | — | 1 |
| Career strikeouts | — | 3,400 |
| No-hitters | — | 2 |
| All-Star selections | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ewing87.0
Scherzer86.9
FAQ
Where does Scherzer beat Ewing?
Scherzer scores higher on honours, longevity. Ewing leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Ewing vs Scherzer score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ewing: 87.0, Scherzer: 86.9.
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