Who is better, Clarke or Soto?
Juan Soto leads with a GOAT score of 87.6 against 87.5 for Fred Clarke — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Clarke vs Soto
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Juan Soto above Fred Clarke: 87.6 vs 87.5. Juan Soto leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Fred Clarke leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SotoWinner
87.6Soto wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Clarke
87.5Clarke wins: Longevity
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇴 Juan Soto
87.6
Soto leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Juan Soto
2. Fred Clarke
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. 🇩🇴 Juan Soto5 seasons played · career day 1,825125 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Fred Clarke5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.6 home runs
-98.7% vs Soto at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0.268 | 0.615 | 1.637 | 3.332 |
| 🇩🇴 Soto | 0 | 0 | 22 | 56 | 125 | 239 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ClarkeRetired | SotoActive · New York Mets |
|---|---|---|
| World Series titles | 1 | 1 |
| Career hits | 2,678 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.312 | — |
| Pennants as manager | 4 | — |
| Career stolen bases | 509 | — |
| Silver Sluggers | — | 5 |
| Batting titles | — | 1 |
| All-Star selections | — | 5 |
| Career on-base percentage | — | 0.421 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 96 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Soto87.6
Clarke87.5
FAQ
Where does Clarke beat Soto?
Clarke scores higher on longevity. Soto leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Clarke vs Soto score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Clarke: 87.5, Soto: 87.6.
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