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Lindor vs Koufax

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LindorWinner
86.7

Lindor wins: Longevity, Statistics

Koufax
86.6

Koufax wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇷 Francisco Lindor
86.7

Lindor leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time Gold Glove shortstop and a perennial MVP contender with the Mets.

1. Francisco Lindor
86.7
2. Sandy Koufax
86.6

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
1. 🇵🇷 Francisco Lindor5 seasons played · career day 1,825130 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sandy Koufax5 seasons played · career day 1,82528 home runs
-78.5% vs Lindor at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇵🇷 Lindor001227130215
🇺🇸 Koufax00242893

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.

MetricLindorActiveKoufaxRetired
All-Star selections5
Gold Gloves2
Silver Sluggers3
Career home runs280
Career stolen bases200
Cy Young Awards3
World Series titles4
No-hitters4
MVP awards1
ERA titles5
Career ERA2.76
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9296
Longevity w20%8270
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%9492

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lindor86.7
Koufax86.6
The people
Lindor
Koufax

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