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Yastrzemski vs Beltré

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YastrzemskiWinner
87.4

Yastrzemski wins: Peak

Beltré
87.3

Beltré wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Carl Yastrzemski
87.4

Yastrzemski leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Triple Crown winner in 1967 and 3,419 hits across 23 seasons in Boston.

1. Carl Yastrzemski
87.4
2. Adrián Beltré
87.3

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. 🇩🇴 Adrián Beltré5 seasons played · career day 1,82576 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Carl Yastrzemski5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.5 home runs
-98.0% vs Beltré at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Yastrzemski000.2660.5621.4842.644
🇩🇴 Beltré0072276191

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.

MetricYastrzemskiRetiredBeltréRetired
League MVP awards1
Triple Crowns1
Career hits3,4193,166
Home runs452
All-Star selections184
Career home runs477
Gold Gloves5
Seasons played21
Dominance w25%8080
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%9494
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%9294

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GOAT Rank · the data
Yastrzemski87.4
Beltré87.3
The people
Yastrzemski
Beltré

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