Who is better, Rogan or Carlton?
Bullet Rogan leads with a GOAT score of 89.4 against 89.4 for Steve Carlton — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently scores Bullet Rogan and Steve Carlton level at 89.4. Bullet Rogan leads on Dominance, Statistics. Steve Carlton leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Rogan wins: Dominance, Statistics
Carlton wins: Longevity, Honours
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Rogan leads in 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Rogan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 88 |
| 🇺🇸 Carlton | 0 | 0 | 45 | 97 | 299 | 661 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RoganRetired | CarltonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Negro League wins | 120 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.338 | — |
| Negro World Series titles | 1 | — |
| Seasons played | 22 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| Career wins | — | 329 |
| Cy Young Awards | — | 4 |
| Career strikeouts | — | 4,136 |
| World Series titles | — | 2 |
| All-Star selections | — | 10 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 90 |
Bullet Rogan leads with a GOAT score of 89.4 against 89.4 for Steve Carlton — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Carlton scores higher on honours, longevity. Rogan leads on dominance, statistics.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Rogan: 89.4, Carlton: 89.4.
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