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Heilmann vs Whitaker

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WhitakerWinner
87.3

Whitaker wins: Longevity, Honours

Heilmann
87.2

Heilmann wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lou Whitaker
87.3

Whitaker leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Rookie of the Year, World Series winner and half of a record double-play duo.

1. Lou Whitaker
87.3
2. Harry Heilmann
87.2

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. 🇺🇸 Lou Whitaker5 seasons played · career day 2,19027 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Harry Heilmann5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.4 home runs
-94.8% vs Whitaker at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Heilmann000.2250.5071.3812.76
🇺🇸 Whitaker00031273

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.

MetricHeilmannRetiredWhitakerRetired
Batting titles4
Career batting average0.342
Career hits2,6602,369
Career RBIs1,539
Best season average0.403
World Series titles1
All-Star selections5
Gold Gloves3
Career home runs244
Dominance w25%8680
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%8492
Honours w20%8084
Statistics w15%9494

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GOAT Rank · the data
Whitaker87.3
Heilmann87.2
The people
Heilmann
Whitaker

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