Jenkins vs Pujols
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Jenkins wins: no category outright
Pujols wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Jenkins leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Cy Young winner in 1971 and the first Canadian in the Hall of Fame.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Jenkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 67 | 147 |
| 🇩🇴 Pujols | 0 | 0 | 37 | 71 | 201 | 366 |
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.
| Metric | JenkinsRetired | PujolsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Cy Young awards | 1 | — |
| Career wins | 284 | — |
| Career strikeouts | 3,192 | — |
| 20-win seasons | 7 | — |
| Career complete games | 267 | — |
| MVP awards | — | 3 |
| Home runs | — | 703 |
| World Series titles | — | 2 |
| Career RBIs | — | 2,218 |
| All-Star selections | — | 11 |
| Gold Gloves | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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