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Clarke vs Hartnett

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HartnettWinner
87.6

Hartnett wins: Dominance, Peak

Clarke
87.5

Clarke wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Gabby Hartnett
87.6

Hartnett leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. MVP catcher famed for the Homer in the Gloamin' that won the 1938 pennant.

1. Gabby Hartnett
87.6
2. Fred Clarke
87.5

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. 🇺🇸 Fred Clarke5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.6 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Gabby Hartnett5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.3 home runs
-18.8% vs Clarke at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Clarke000.2680.6151.6373.332
🇺🇸 Hartnett000.1940.4621.3252.533

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.

MetricClarkeRetiredHartnettRetired
World Series titles1
Career hits2,678
Career batting average0.3120.297
Pennants as manager4
Career stolen bases509
MVP awards1
All-Star selections6
Career home runs236
Pennants won4
Dominance w25%8284
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%9288
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hartnett87.6
Clarke87.5
The people
Clarke
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