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Lajoie vs Cy Young
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LajoieWinner
93.0Lajoie wins: Peak, Honours
Cy Young
92.1Cy Young wins: Longevity, Statistics
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Nap Lajoie
93.0
Lajoie leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Nap Lajoie
2. Cy Young
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Cy Young5 seasons played · career day 2,190158 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Nap Lajoie5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.7 home runs
-98.9% vs Cy Young at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Lajoie | 0 | 0 | 0.326 | 0.687 | 1.726 | 3.25 |
| 🇺🇸 Cy Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 123 | 232 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LajoieRetired | Cy YoungRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career hits | 3,243 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.338 | — |
| Batting titles | 4 | — |
| Best season average | 0.426 | — |
| Seasons played | 21 | — |
| Career wins | — | 511 |
| Complete games | — | 749 |
| Innings pitched | — | 7,356 |
| Strikeouts | — | 2,803 |
| Shutouts | — | 76 |
| Perfect games | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 98 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 98 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Lajoie93.0
Cy Young92.1
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