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Ichiro vs Kaline

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IchiroWinner
88.3

Ichiro wins: Dominance, Statistics

Kaline
88.3

Kaline wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Ichiro Suzuki
88.3

Ichiro leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 262 hits in one season and 4,367 professional hits across two continents.

1. Ichiro Suzuki
88.3
2. Al Kaline
88.3

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. 🇯🇵 Ichiro Suzuki5 seasons played · career day 5,1131,130 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Al Kaline5 seasons played · career day 2,19088 home runs
-92.2% vs Ichiro at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇯🇵 Ichiro000000
🇺🇸 Kaline000472149

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.

MetricIchiroRetiredKalineRetired
MLB hits3,089
Single-season hits record262
Gold Gloves1010
MVP awards1
All-Star selections1018
Stolen bases509
Career hits3,007
World Series titles1
Batting titles1
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%9292
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%9492

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GOAT Rank · the data
Ichiro88.3
Kaline88.3
The people
Ichiro
Kaline

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