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Appling vs Burkett

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ApplingWinner
87.8

Appling wins: Longevity, Statistics

Burkett
87.7

Burkett wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Luke Appling
87.8

Appling leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time batting champion who played 20 seasons for the White Sox.

1. Luke Appling
87.8
2. Jesse Burkett
87.7

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. 🇺🇸 Jesse Burkett5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.6 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Luke Appling5 seasons played · career day 2,1901.4 home runs
-12.5% vs Burkett at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Appling0000.2321.1312.446
🇺🇸 Burkett000.3090.5781.5593.098

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.

MetricApplingRetiredBurkettRetired
Batting titles23
Career hits2,7492,850
Career batting average0.310.338
All-Star selections7
Seasons played20
Seasons over .4002
Career runs1,720
Dominance w25%8286
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%9284
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%9492

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GOAT Rank · the data
Appling87.8
Burkett87.7
The people
Appling
Burkett

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