Lajoie vs Aaron
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Aaron wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Lajoie wins: Peak
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Verdict
Aaron leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 755 home runs and the most RBIs and total bases in baseball history.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Lajoie | 0 | 0 | 0.326 | 0.687 | 1.726 | 3.25 |
| 🇺🇸 Aaron | 0 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 140 | 298 |
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.
| Metric | LajoieRetired | AaronRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career hits | 3,243 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.338 | — |
| Batting titles | 4 | — |
| Best season average | 0.426 | — |
| Seasons played | 21 | — |
| Home runs | — | 755 |
| Career RBIs | — | 2,297 |
| All-Star selections | — | 25 |
| MVP awards | — | 1 |
| World Series titles | — | 1 |
| Gold Gloves | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 93 |
| Peak w20% | 98 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 96 |
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