Who is better, Aparicio or Bresnahan?
Luis Aparicio leads with a GOAT score of 83.2 against 83.1 for Roger Bresnahan — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Aparicio vs Bresnahan
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Luis Aparicio above Roger Bresnahan: 83.2 vs 83.1. Luis Aparicio leads on Honours. Roger Bresnahan leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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AparicioWinner
83.2Aparicio wins: Honours
Bresnahan
83.1Bresnahan wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇻🇪 Luis Aparicio
83.2
Aparicio leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Luis Aparicio
2. Roger Bresnahan
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🇻🇪 Luis Aparicio5 seasons played · career day 1,826341 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Roger Bresnahan5 seasons played · career day 3,2851.5 home runs
-99.6% vs Aparicio at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇻🇪 Aparicio | 0 | 0 | 55 | 117 | 260 | 695 |
| 🇺🇸 Bresnahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.269 | 1.773 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AparicioRetired | BresnahanRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Gloves | 9 | — |
| Stolen-base titles | 9 | — |
| Career stolen bases | 506 | — |
| All-Star selections | 13 | — |
| World Series titles | 1 | 1 |
| Career batting average | — | 0.279 |
| Career hits | — | 1,252 |
| Seasons played | — | 17 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Aparicio83.2
Bresnahan83.1
FAQ
Where does Bresnahan beat Aparicio?
Bresnahan scores higher on statistics, longevity. Aparicio leads on honours.
How is the Aparicio vs Bresnahan score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Aparicio: 83.2, Bresnahan: 83.1.
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