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Jansen vs Molitor

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JansenWinner
88.7

Jansen wins: Honours

Molitor
88.7

Molitor wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇼 Kenley Jansen
88.7

Jansen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. World Series champion closer with more than 450 career saves.

1. Kenley Jansen
88.7
2. Paul Molitor
88.7

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. 🇨🇼 Kenley Jansen5 seasons played · career day 2,190138 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Paul Molitor5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.5 home runs
-98.9% vs Jansen at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇨🇼 Jansen0005102264
🇺🇸 Molitor000.2730.5951.4682.533

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.

MetricJansenActiveMolitorRetired
Career saves460
All-Star selections47
World Series titles1
Career ERA2.6
Seasons played16
Career hits3,319
World Series MVP awards1
Career stolen bases504
Career batting average0.306
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%9092
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%9494

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GOAT Rank · the data
Jansen88.7
Molitor88.7
The people
Jansen
Molitor

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