Who is better, Piazza or Raines?
Mike Piazza leads with a GOAT score of 87.1 against 87.1 for Tim Raines — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Piazza vs Raines
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Mike Piazza and Tim Raines level at 87.1. Mike Piazza leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Tim Raines leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
PiazzaWinner
87.1Piazza wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Raines
87.1Raines wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Mike Piazza
87.1
Piazza leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mike Piazza
2. Tim Raines
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. 🇺🇸 Tim Raines5 seasons played · career day 2,556384 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Mike Piazza5 seasons played · career day 2,191167 home runs
-56.5% vs Raines at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Piazza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 91 | 277 |
| 🇺🇸 Raines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 504 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PiazzaRetired | RainesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career home runs | 427 | — |
| All-Star selections | 12 | 7 |
| Silver Sluggers | 10 | — |
| Rookie of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.308 | — |
| Career stolen bases | — | 808 |
| World Series titles | — | 2 |
| Career hits | — | 2,605 |
| Batting titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Piazza87.1
Raines87.1
FAQ
Where does Raines beat Piazza?
Raines scores higher on longevity. Piazza leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Piazza vs Raines score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Piazza: 87.1, Raines: 87.1.
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