Who is better, Perry or Gehrig?
Gaylord Perry leads with a GOAT score of 90.0 against 89.9 for Lou Gehrig — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Perry vs Gehrig
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Gaylord Perry above Lou Gehrig: 90.0 vs 89.9. Gaylord Perry leads on Longevity. Lou Gehrig leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PerryWinner
90.0Perry wins: Longevity
Gehrig
89.9Gehrig wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Gaylord Perry
90.0
Perry leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gaylord Perry
2. Lou Gehrig
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. 🇺🇸 Lou Gehrig5 seasons played · career day 2,556145 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Gaylord Perry5 seasons played · career day 2,55672 home runs
-50.3% vs Gehrig at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Perry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 114 |
| 🇺🇸 Gehrig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 232 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PerryRetired | GehrigRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Cy Young awards | 2 | — |
| Career wins | 314 | — |
| Career strikeouts | 3,534 | — |
| Career innings pitched | 5,350 | — |
| Seasons played | 22 | — |
| World Series titles | — | 6 |
| MVP awards | — | 2 |
| Home runs | — | 493 |
| Career RBIs | — | 1,995 |
| Consecutive games | — | 2,130 |
| Triple Crowns | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 91 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Perry90.0
Gehrig89.9
FAQ
Where does Gehrig beat Perry?
Gehrig scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Perry leads on longevity.
How is the Perry vs Gehrig score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Perry: 90.0, Gehrig: 89.9.
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