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Foxx vs Gehrig
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FoxxWinner
90.6Foxx wins: Peak, Honours
Gehrig
89.9Gehrig wins: Dominance
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jimmie Foxx
90.6
Foxx leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jimmie Foxx
2. Lou Gehrig
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Jimmie Foxx5 seasons played · career day 1,825301 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lou Gehrig5 seasons played · career day 2,556145 home runs
-51.8% vs Foxx at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Foxx | 0 | 0 | 45 | 98 | 301 | 664 |
| 🇺🇸 Gehrig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 232 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Foxx90.6
Gehrig89.9
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