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Killebrew vs Clemente

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KillebrewWinner
87.5

Killebrew wins: Peak, Statistics

Clemente
87.4

Clemente wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Harmon Killebrew
87.5

Killebrew leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 573 home runs and the 1969 American League MVP.

1. Harmon Killebrew
87.5
2. Roberto Clemente
87.4

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. 🇺🇸 Harmon Killebrew5 seasons played · career day 3,651212 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇷 Roberto Clemente5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.4 home runs
-99.3% vs Killebrew at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Killebrew00000167
🇵🇷 Clemente000.2550.5661.4042.701

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.

MetricKillebrewRetiredClementeRetired
Career home runs573
MVP awards11
Home run titles6
All-Star selections13
Career RBIs1,584
Career hits3,000
Gold Gloves12
Batting titles4
World Series titles2
World Series MVP1
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8686
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%9490

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GOAT Rank · the data
Killebrew87.5
Clemente87.4
The people
Killebrew
Clemente

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