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Doby vs Stargell

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DobyWinner
86.8

Doby wins: Dominance, Peak

Stargell
86.7

Stargell wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Larry Doby
86.8

Doby leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. First Black player in the American League and a World Series champion in 1948.

1. Larry Doby
86.8
2. Willie Stargell
86.7

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. 🇺🇸 Willie Stargell5 seasons played · career day 2,190112 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Larry Doby5 seasons played · career day 3,65183 home runs
-25.9% vs Stargell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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🇺🇸 Stargell0001192196

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.

MetricDobyRetiredStargellRetired
All-Star selections77
Career home runs253475
Home run titles2
World Series titles12
Career batting average0.283
MVP awards1
World Series MVP awards1
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8286
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%9292

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GOAT Rank · the data
Doby86.8
Stargell86.7
The people
Doby
Stargell

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