Who is better, Banks or Puckett?
Ernie Banks leads with a GOAT score of 86.5 against 86.4 for Kirby Puckett — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Banks vs Puckett
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ernie Banks above Kirby Puckett: 86.5 vs 86.4. Ernie Banks leads on Longevity. Kirby Puckett leads on Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BanksWinner
86.5Banks wins: Longevity
Puckett
86.4Puckett wins: Honours, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ernie Banks
86.5
Banks leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ernie Banks
2. Kirby Puckett
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. 🇺🇸 Ernie Banks5 seasons played · career day 1,825329 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kirby Puckett5 seasons played · career day 1,8261.6 home runs
-99.5% vs Banks at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Banks | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 329 | 692 |
| 🇺🇸 Puckett | 0 | 0 | 0.296 | 0.584 | 1.244 | 2.885 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Banks86.5
Puckett86.4
FAQ
Where does Puckett beat Banks?
Puckett scores higher on honours, statistics. Banks leads on longevity.
How is the Banks vs Puckett score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Banks: 86.5, Puckett: 86.4.
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