Who is better, Martínez or Clarkson?
Edgar Martínez leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.1 for John Clarkson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Martínez vs Clarkson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Edgar Martínez above John Clarkson: 88.2 vs 88.1. Edgar Martínez leads on Longevity, Statistics. John Clarkson leads on Dominance, Peak.
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MartínezWinner
88.2Martínez wins: Longevity, Statistics
Clarkson
88.1Clarkson wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇷 Edgar Martínez
88.2
Martínez leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Edgar Martínez
2. John Clarkson
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. 🇺🇸 John Clarkson5 seasons played · career day 2,556170 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇷 Edgar Martínez5 seasons played · career day 2,9211.5 home runs
-99.1% vs Clarkson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇷 Martínez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.609 | 1.83 |
| 🇺🇸 Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 245 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MartínezRetired | ClarksonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Batting titles | 2 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.312 | — |
| All-Star selections | 7 | — |
| Career on-base percentage | 0.418 | — |
| Silver Sluggers | 5 | — |
| Career wins | — | 328 |
| Best season wins | — | 53 |
| Career strikeouts | — | 1,978 |
| Career ERA | — | 2.81 |
| Career complete games | — | 485 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Martínez88.2
Clarkson88.1
FAQ
Where does Clarkson beat Martínez?
Clarkson scores higher on peak, dominance. Martínez leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Martínez vs Clarkson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Martínez: 88.2, Clarkson: 88.1.
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