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Soto vs Clemente

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SotoWinner
87.6

Soto wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Clemente
87.4

Clemente 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. Roberto Clemente
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. 🇵🇷 Roberto Clemente5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.4 home runs
-98.9% vs Soto at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇴 Soto002256125239
🇵🇷 Clemente000.2550.5661.4042.701

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.

MetricSotoActiveClementeRetired
World Series titles12
Silver Sluggers5
Batting titles14
All-Star selections5
Career on-base percentage0.421
Career hits3,000
Gold Gloves12
MVP awards1
World Series MVP1
Dominance w25%8886
Peak w20%9690
Longevity w20%7486
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%9690

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GOAT Rank · the data
Soto87.6
Clemente87.4
The people
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