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Soto vs Yastrzemski

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SotoWinner
87.6

Soto wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Yastrzemski
87.4

Yastrzemski wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇴 Juan Soto
87.6

Soto leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Series winner at 21 and one of the finest pure hitters of his era.

1. Juan Soto
87.6
2. Carl Yastrzemski
87.4

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. 🇩🇴 Juan Soto5 seasons played · career day 1,825125 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Carl Yastrzemski5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.5 home runs
-98.8% vs Soto at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇴 Soto002256125239
🇺🇸 Yastrzemski000.2660.5621.4842.644

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.

MetricSotoActiveYastrzemskiRetired
World Series titles1
Silver Sluggers5
Batting titles1
All-Star selections518
Career on-base percentage0.421
League MVP awards1
Triple Crowns1
Career hits3,419
Home runs452
Dominance w25%8880
Peak w20%9690
Longevity w20%7494
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%9692

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GOAT Rank · the data
Soto87.6
Yastrzemski87.4
The people
Soto
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