Who is better, Averill or Carter?
Gary Carter leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.4 for Earl Averill — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Gary Carter above Earl Averill: 83.6 vs 83.4. Gary Carter leads on Honours, Longevity. Earl Averill leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Carter wins: Longevity, Honours
Averill wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Carter leads in 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Averill | 0 | 0 | 0.332 | 0.671 | 1.619 | 2.897 |
| 🇺🇸 Carter | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 314 | 669 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Gary Carter leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.4 for Earl Averill — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Averill scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Carter leads on honours, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Averill: 83.4, Carter: 83.6.
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