Who is better, Ewing or Campanella?
Roy Campanella leads with a GOAT score of 87.1 against 87.0 for Buck Ewing — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Roy Campanella above Buck Ewing: 87.1 vs 87.0. Roy Campanella leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Buck Ewing leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Campanella wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Ewing wins: Longevity
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Campanella leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ewing | 0 | 0 | 0.178 | 0.424 | 0.998 | 2.556 |
| 🇺🇸 Campanella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | EwingRetired | CampanellaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career hits | 1,625 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.303 | — |
| Home run titles | 1 | — |
| Career triples | 178 | — |
| Seasons played | 18 | — |
| MVP awards | — | 3 |
| World Series titles | — | 1 |
| All-Star selections | — | 8 |
| Career home runs | — | 242 |
| Best season RBIs | — | 142 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
Roy Campanella leads with a GOAT score of 87.1 against 87.0 for Buck Ewing — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Ewing scores higher on longevity. Campanella leads on peak, dominance, honours.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ewing: 87.0, Campanella: 87.1.
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