Who is better, Nomo or Haines?
Jesse Haines leads with a GOAT score of 84.9 against 84.7 for Hideo Nomo — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Nomo vs Haines
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jesse Haines above Hideo Nomo: 84.9 vs 84.7. Jesse Haines leads on Longevity. Hideo Nomo leads on Dominance, Peak.
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HainesWinner
84.9Haines wins: Longevity
Nomo
84.7Nomo wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jesse Haines
84.9
Haines leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jesse Haines
2. Hideo Nomo
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. 🇯🇵 Hideo Nomo5 seasons played · career day 3,6511,025 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jesse Haines5 seasons played · career day 2,55670 home runs
-93.2% vs Nomo at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Nomo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 864 |
| 🇺🇸 Haines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 96 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | NomoRetired | HainesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| MLB no-hitters | 2 | — |
| Rookie of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 1,918 | — |
| NPB strikeouts | 1,204 | — |
| Strikeout titles | 5 | — |
| World Series titles | — | 3 |
| Career wins | — | 210 |
| Career complete games | — | 209 |
| No-hitters | — | 1 |
| Seasons played | — | 19 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Haines84.9
Nomo84.7
FAQ
Where does Nomo beat Haines?
Nomo scores higher on peak, dominance. Haines leads on longevity.
How is the Nomo vs Haines score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Nomo: 84.7, Haines: 84.9.
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