Who is better, Banks or Faber?
Red Faber leads with a GOAT score of 86.6 against 86.5 for Ernie Banks — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Banks vs Faber
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Red Faber above Ernie Banks: 86.6 vs 86.5. Red Faber leads on Longevity, Statistics. Ernie Banks leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FaberWinner
86.6Faber wins: Longevity, Statistics
Banks
86.5Banks wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Red Faber
86.6
Faber leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Red Faber
2. Ernie Banks
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. 🇺🇸 Red Faber5 seasons played · career day 1,82571 home runs
-78.4% vs Banks at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Banks | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 329 | 692 |
| 🇺🇸 Faber | 0 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 71 | 151 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Faber86.6
Banks86.5
FAQ
Where does Banks beat Faber?
Banks scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Faber leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Banks vs Faber score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Banks: 86.5, Faber: 86.6.
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