Who is better, Aaron or Cobb?
Hank Aaron leads with a GOAT score of 93.7 against 92.8 for Ty Cobb — a gap of 0.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Aaron vs Cobb
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Hank Aaron above Ty Cobb: 93.7 vs 92.8. Hank Aaron leads on Honours, Longevity. Ty Cobb leads on Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AaronWinner
93.7Aaron wins: Longevity, Honours
Cobb
92.8Cobb wins: Peak, Statistics
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Hank Aaron
93.7
Aaron leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Hank Aaron
2. Ty Cobb
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. 🇺🇸 Hank Aaron5 seasons played · career day 1,825140 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ty Cobb5 seasons played · career day 2,5551.9 home runs
-98.6% vs Aaron at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Aaron | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 140 | 298 |
| 🇺🇸 Cobb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.051 | 2.653 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AaronRetired | CobbRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Home runs | 755 | — |
| Career RBIs | 2,297 | — |
| All-Star selections | 25 | — |
| MVP awards | 1 | 1 |
| World Series titles | 1 | — |
| Gold Gloves | 3 | — |
| Batting titles | — | 11 |
| Career hits | — | 4,189 |
| Career batting average | — | 0.366 |
| Stolen bases | — | 897 |
| Runs scored | — | 2,246 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 97 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Aaron93.7
Cobb92.8
FAQ
Where does Cobb beat Aaron?
Cobb scores higher on peak, statistics. Aaron leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Aaron vs Cobb score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Aaron: 93.7, Cobb: 92.8.
What do you think?
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