Who is better, Bottomley or Halladay?
Jim Bottomley leads with a GOAT score of 84.6 against 84.6 for Roy Halladay — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bottomley vs Halladay
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Jim Bottomley and Roy Halladay level at 84.6. Jim Bottomley leads on Longevity, Statistics. Roy Halladay leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak.
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BottomleyWinner
84.6Bottomley wins: Longevity, Statistics
Halladay
84.6Halladay wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jim Bottomley
84.6
Bottomley leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jim Bottomley
2. Roy Halladay
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. 🇺🇸 Roy Halladay5 seasons played · career day 1,825277 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jim Bottomley5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.7 home runs
-99.4% vs Halladay at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Bottomley | 0 | 0 | 0.325 | 0.696 | 1.678 | 2.924 |
| 🇺🇸 Halladay | 0 | 0 | 45 | 95 | 277 | 592 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BottomleyRetired | HalladayRetired |
|---|---|---|
| MVP awards | 1 | — |
| World Series titles | 2 | — |
| Career RBI | 1,422 | — |
| RBI in one game record | 12 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.31 | — |
| Cy Young Awards | — | 2 |
| Career wins | — | 203 |
| Complete games | — | 67 |
| Perfect games | — | 1 |
| All-Star selections | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bottomley84.6
Halladay84.6
FAQ
Where does Halladay beat Bottomley?
Halladay scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Bottomley leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Bottomley vs Halladay score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bottomley: 84.6, Halladay: 84.6.
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