Who is better, Anson or Oh?
Sadaharu Oh leads with a GOAT score of 92.6 against 92.2 for Cap Anson — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Anson vs Oh
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sadaharu Oh above Cap Anson: 92.6 vs 92.2. Sadaharu Oh leads on Honours, Dominance, Statistics. Cap Anson leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
OhWinner
92.6Oh wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Anson
92.2Anson wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Sadaharu Oh
92.6
Oh leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sadaharu Oh
2. Cap Anson
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. 🇯🇵 Sadaharu Oh5 seasons played · career day 1,825115 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Cap Anson5 seasons played · career day 3,6521.7 home runs
-98.5% vs Oh at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Anson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.351 |
| 🇯🇵 Oh | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 115 | 307 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AnsonRetired | OhRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career hits | 3,435 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.334 | — |
| Batting titles | 4 | — |
| Career RBI | 2,075 | — |
| Seasons played | 27 | — |
| Career home runs | — | 868 |
| Japan Series titles | — | 11 |
| League MVP awards | — | 9 |
| Home run titles | — | 15 |
| Batting Triple Crowns | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Oh92.6
Anson92.2
FAQ
Where does Anson beat Oh?
Anson scores higher on longevity. Oh leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Anson vs Oh score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Anson: 92.2, Oh: 92.6.
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