Who is better, Aaron or Young?
Hank Aaron leads with a GOAT score of 93.7 against 14.4 for Cole Young — a gap of 79.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Aaron vs Young
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AaronWinner
93.7Aaron wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Young
14.4Young wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Hank Aaron
93.7
Aaron leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Young — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Hank Aaron
2. Cole Young
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. 🏳️ Cole Young2 seasons played · career day 729186 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Hank Aaron5 seasons played · career day 1,825140 home runs
-24.7% vs Young at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Aaron | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 140 | 298 |
| 🏳️ Young | 0 | 0 | 47 | 186 | 186 | 186 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AaronRetired | YoungActive · Seattle Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| Home runs | 755 | — |
| Career RBIs | 2,297 | — |
| All-Star selections | 25 | — |
| MVP awards | 1 | — |
| World Series titles | 1 | — |
| Gold Gloves | 3 | — |
| MLB games | — | 234 |
| MLB hits | — | 186 |
| MLB home runs | — | 21 |
| MLB award: CAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 14.1 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 19.5 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 12.1 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 10.1 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 16.7 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Aaron93.7
Young14.4
FAQ
Where does Young beat Aaron?
Young does not lead any of the five categories; Aaron is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Aaron vs Young score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Aaron: 93.7, Young: 14.4.
What do you think?
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