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Carter vs Ohtani

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OhtaniWinner
83.7

Ohtani wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Carter
83.6

Carter wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Shohei Ohtani
83.7

Ohtani leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The first genuine two-way superstar since Ruth — and a World Series winner.

1. Shohei Ohtani
83.7
2. Gary Carter
83.6

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

Through age 24 · Home runs per season
1. 🇯🇵 Shohei Ohtani22 home runs
1 season by age 24 · 22 per season

Setting the pace at age 24

No verified birth date for Carter — shown in the pro-debut view instead.

Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 24, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.

MetricCarterRetiredOhtaniActive
All-Star selections11
Gold Gloves3
World Series titles11
Career home runs324
Silver Sluggers5
Home runs243
MVP awards3
Career OPS0.949
Pitching ERA3.01
Strikeouts (pitching)608
Dominance w25%7888
Peak w20%9096
Longevity w20%8262
Honours w20%8480
Statistics w15%8694

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Ohtani83.7
Carter83.6
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