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Baker vs Appling

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BakerWinner
87.8

Baker wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Appling
87.8

Appling wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Home Run Baker
87.8

Baker leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Four-time home run leader and a three-time World Series champion.

1. Home Run Baker
87.8
2. Luke Appling
87.8

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. 🇺🇸 Home Run Baker5 seasons played · career day 2,19139 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Luke Appling5 seasons played · career day 2,1901.4 home runs
-96.4% vs Baker at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Baker00041758
🇺🇸 Appling0000.2321.1312.446

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.

MetricBakerRetiredApplingRetired
World Series titles3
Home run titles4
Career hits1,8382,749
Career batting average0.3070.31
Career RBI987
Batting titles2
All-Star selections7
Seasons played20
Dominance w25%8682
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8292
Honours w20%8882
Statistics w15%9094

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GOAT Rank · the data
Baker87.8
Appling87.8
The people
Baker
Appling

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