Who is better, Fowler or Carter?
Bud Fowler leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.6 for Gary Carter — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Fowler vs Carter
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Bud Fowler and Gary Carter level at 83.6. Bud Fowler leads on Longevity, Dominance, Statistics. Gary Carter leads on Honours, Peak.
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FowlerWinner
83.6Fowler wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Carter
83.6Carter wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bud Fowler
83.6
Fowler leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bud Fowler
2. Gary Carter
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. 🇺🇸 Gary Carter5 seasons played · career day 1,825314 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bud Fowler5 seasons played · career day 4,0171.6 home runs
-99.5% vs Carter at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Fowler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.927 |
| 🇺🇸 Carter | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 314 | 669 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FowlerRetired | CarterRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Seasons in professional baseball | 27 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.308 | — |
| Teams played for | 25 | — |
| Barnstorming teams founded | 2 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| All-Star selections | — | 11 |
| Gold Gloves | — | 3 |
| World Series titles | — | 1 |
| Career home runs | — | 324 |
| Silver Sluggers | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Fowler83.6
Carter83.6
FAQ
Where does Carter beat Fowler?
Carter scores higher on peak, honours. Fowler leads on dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Fowler vs Carter score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fowler: 83.6, Carter: 83.6.
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