Who is better, Ichiro or DiMaggio?
Ichiro Suzuki leads with a GOAT score of 88.3 against 88.3 for Joe DiMaggio — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ichiro vs DiMaggio
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Ichiro Suzuki and Joe DiMaggio level at 88.3. Ichiro Suzuki leads on Longevity, Statistics. Joe DiMaggio leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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IchiroWinner
88.3Ichiro wins: Longevity, Statistics
DiMaggio
88.3DiMaggio wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Ichiro Suzuki
88.3
Ichiro leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ichiro Suzuki
2. Joe DiMaggio
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. 🇯🇵 Ichiro Suzuki5 seasons played · career day 5,1131,130 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Joe DiMaggio5 seasons played · career day 1,826168 home runs
-85.1% vs Ichiro at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Ichiro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇺🇸 DiMaggio | 0 | 0 | 29 | 75 | 137 | 264 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | IchiroRetired | DiMaggioRetired |
|---|---|---|
| MLB hits | 3,089 | — |
| Single-season hits record | 262 | — |
| Gold Gloves | 10 | — |
| MVP awards | 1 | 3 |
| All-Star selections | 10 | 13 |
| Stolen bases | 509 | — |
| World Series titles | — | 9 |
| Hitting streak | — | 56 |
| Home runs | — | 361 |
| Career batting average | — | 0.325 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ichiro88.3
DiMaggio88.3
FAQ
Where does DiMaggio beat Ichiro?
DiMaggio scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Ichiro leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Ichiro vs DiMaggio score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ichiro: 88.3, DiMaggio: 88.3.
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