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Puckett vs Simmons

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PuckettWinner
86.4

Puckett wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Simmons
86.4

Simmons wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kirby Puckett
86.4

Puckett leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time World Series champion whose 1991 Game 6 homer is Twins folklore.

1. Kirby Puckett
86.4
2. Ted Simmons
86.4

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. 🇺🇸 Kirby Puckett5 seasons played · career day 1,8261.6 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ted Simmons5 seasons played · career day 2,5561.4 home runs
-12.5% vs Puckett at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Puckett000.2960.5841.2442.885
🇺🇸 Simmons00000.5472.055

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.

MetricPuckettRetiredSimmonsRetired
World Series titles2
All-Star selections108
Gold Gloves6
Batting titles1
Career batting average0.318
Career hits2,472
Career RBIs1,389
Career home runs248
Seasons played21
Dominance w25%8478
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7892
Honours w20%8682
Statistics w15%9294

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GOAT Rank · the data
Puckett86.4
Simmons86.4
The people
Puckett
Simmons

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