Who is better, Grant or Nomo?
Frank Grant leads with a GOAT score of 84.9 against 84.7 for Hideo Nomo — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Grant vs Nomo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Frank Grant above Hideo Nomo: 84.9 vs 84.7. Frank Grant leads on Dominance, Longevity. Hideo Nomo leads on Honours.
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GrantWinner
84.9Grant wins: Dominance, Longevity
Nomo
84.7Nomo wins: Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Frank Grant
84.9
Grant leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Frank Grant
2. Hideo Nomo
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. 🇯🇵 Hideo Nomo5 seasons played · career day 3,6511,025 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Frank Grant5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.7 home runs
-99.8% vs Nomo at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Grant | 0 | 0 | 0.325 | 0.678 | 1.679 | 2.899 |
| 🇯🇵 Nomo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 864 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GrantRetired | NomoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| International League batting titles | 1 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.313 | — |
| Seasons played | 18 | — |
| Home run titles | 1 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| MLB no-hitters | — | 2 |
| Rookie of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 1,918 |
| NPB strikeouts | — | 1,204 |
| Strikeout titles | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Grant84.9
Nomo84.7
FAQ
Where does Nomo beat Grant?
Nomo scores higher on honours. Grant leads on dominance, longevity.
How is the Grant vs Nomo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Grant: 84.9, Nomo: 84.7.
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