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Ripken vs Pujols

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PujolsWinner
89.2

Pujols wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Ripken
87.6

Ripken wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇴 Albert Pujols
89.2

Pujols leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 703 home runs, three MVPs and two World Series titles.

1. Albert Pujols
89.2
2. Cal Ripken Jr.
87.6

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. 🇩🇴 Albert Pujols5 seasons played · career day 1,825201 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Cal Ripken Jr.5 seasons played · career day 2,190133 home runs
-33.8% vs Pujols at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Ripken00028108204
🇩🇴 Pujols003771201366

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.

MetricRipkenRetiredPujolsRetired
Consecutive games2,632
MVP awards23
All-Star selections1911
Career hits3,184
Gold Gloves22
World Series titles12
Home runs703
Career RBIs2,218
Dominance w25%8286
Peak w20%8892
Longevity w20%9690
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%9094

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GOAT Rank · the data
Pujols89.2
Ripken87.6
The people
Ripken
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