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Cochrane vs Simmons

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SimmonsWinner
86.4

Simmons wins: Longevity, Statistics

Cochrane
86.2

Cochrane wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ted Simmons
86.4

Simmons leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Switch-hitting catcher with 2,472 hits and eight All-Star selections.

1. Ted Simmons
86.4
2. Mickey Cochrane
86.2

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. 🇺🇸 Mickey Cochrane5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.6 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ted Simmons5 seasons played · career day 2,5561.4 home runs
-12.5% vs Cochrane at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Cochrane000.3310.6041.5662.887
🇺🇸 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.

MetricCochraneRetiredSimmonsRetired
MVP awards2
World Series titles3
Career batting average0.32
All-Star selections28
Career OPS0.897
Career hits2,472
Career RBIs1,389
Career home runs248
Seasons played21
Dominance w25%8678
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7692
Honours w20%8882
Statistics w15%9094

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GOAT Rank · the data
Simmons86.4
Cochrane86.2
The people
Cochrane
Simmons

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