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Fisk vs Foster

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FosterWinner
85.6

Foster wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Fisk
85.5

Fisk wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bill Foster
85.6

Foster leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Left-handed ace of the Chicago American Giants and a Negro World Series winner.

1. Bill Foster
85.6
2. Carlton Fisk
85.5

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. 🇺🇸 Carlton Fisk5 seasons played · career day 1,825326 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bill Foster5 seasons played · career day 1,82567 home runs
-79.4% vs Fisk at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Fisk0050108326688
🇺🇸 Foster0081867120

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.

MetricFiskRetiredFosterRetired
Career home runs376
All-Star selections11
Rookie of the Year awards1
Career games caught2,226
Silver Sluggers3
Negro World Series titles2
Career wins137
Career winning percentage0.7
East-West All-Star selections2
Seasons played16
Dominance w25%7884
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%9280
Honours w20%8282
Statistics w15%8892

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GOAT Rank · the data
Foster85.6
Fisk85.5
The people
Fisk
Foster

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