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Chance vs Koufax

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GOAT Rank currently ranks Sandy Koufax above Frank Chance: 86.6 vs 86.5. Sandy Koufax leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Frank Chance leads on Longevity.

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KoufaxWinner
86.6

Koufax wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Chance
86.5

Chance wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sandy Koufax
86.6

Koufax leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Sandy Koufax
86.6
2. Frank Chance
86.5

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 season
1. 🇺🇸 Sandy Koufax5 seasons played · career day 1,82528 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Frank Chance5 seasons played · career day 2,5551.5 home runs
-94.6% vs Koufax at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Chance00000.8572.422
🇺🇸 Koufax00242893

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricChanceRetiredKoufaxRetired
World Series titles24
Pennants as manager4—
Career batting average0.296—
Career stolen bases401—
Wins as manager946—
Cy Young Awards—3
No-hitters—4
MVP awards—1
ERA titles—5
Career ERA—2.76
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9296
Longevity w20%8070
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%9092

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Koufax86.6
Chance86.5
The people
Chance
Koufax

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FAQ

Who is better, Chance or Koufax?

Sandy Koufax leads with a GOAT score of 86.6 against 86.5 for Frank Chance — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Chance beat Koufax?

Chance scores higher on longevity. Koufax leads on peak, dominance, statistics.

How is the Chance vs Koufax score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Chance: 86.5, Koufax: 86.6.

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