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Brett vs Johnson

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BrettWinner
90.5

Brett wins: no category outright

Johnson
90.5

Johnson wins: no category outright

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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 George Brett
90.5

Brett leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. Hit .390 in 1980 and won batting titles in three different decades.

1. George Brett
90.5
2. Randy Johnson
90.5

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. 🇺🇸 Randy Johnson5 seasons played · career day 2,19165 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 George Brett5 seasons played · career day 2,1901.5 home runs
-97.7% vs Johnson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Brett0000.2821.2352.562
🇺🇸 Johnson000734101

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.

MetricBrettRetiredJohnsonRetired
Career hits3,154
MVP awards1
Batting titles3
World Series titles11
All-Star selections13
Cy Young Awards5
Strikeouts4,875
World Series MVP1
Perfect games1
Career wins303
Dominance w25%8888
Peak w20%9494
Longevity w20%9090
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%9494

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GOAT Rank · the data
Brett90.5
Johnson90.5
The people
Brett
Johnson

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