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Gomez vs Tejada

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TejadaWinner
80.8

Tejada wins: Longevity, Statistics

Gomez
80.6

Gomez wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇴 Miguel Tejada
80.8

Tejada leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. American League MVP in 2002 and a six-time All-Star shortstop.

1. Miguel Tejada
80.8
2. Lefty Gomez
80.6

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. 🇩🇴 Miguel Tejada5 seasons played · career day 1,825344 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lefty Gomez5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 home runs
-0.6% vs Tejada at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Gomez0050109342677
🇩🇴 Tejada0050112344710

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.

MetricGomezRetiredTejadaRetired
Career wins189
World Series titles5
World Series record wins6
Pitching triple crowns2
All-Star selections76
AL MVP awards1
Silver Slugger awards2
Career home runs307
Career hits2,407
Dominance w25%7876
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%6884
Honours w20%8676
Statistics w15%8284

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Tejada80.8
Gomez80.6
The people
Gomez
Tejada

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