Who is better, Lajoie or Ingle?
Nap Lajoie leads with a GOAT score of 93.0 against 19.6 for Cooper Ingle — a gap of 73.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Lajoie vs Ingle
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Nap Lajoie above Cooper Ingle: 93.0 vs 19.6. Nap Lajoie leads on Statistics, Longevity, Peak.
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LajoieWinner
93.0Lajoie wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Ingle
19.6Ingle wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Nap Lajoie
93.0
Lajoie leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Ingle — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Nap Lajoie
2. Cooper Ingle
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. 🏳️ Cooper Ingle1 season played · career day 3642 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Nap Lajoie5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.7 home runs
-15.0% vs Ingle 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 |
| 🏳️ Ingle | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LajoieRetired | IngleActive · Cleveland Guardians |
|---|---|---|
| Career hits | 3,243 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.338 | — |
| Batting titles | 4 | — |
| Best season average | 0.426 | — |
| Seasons played | 21 | — |
| MLB games | — | 7 |
| MLB hits | — | 2 |
| MLB home runs | — | 0 |
| MLB award: MID Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America High Class A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: EAS Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Double-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 19.9 |
| Peak w20% | 98 | 24.1 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 17.9 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 15.9 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 20.6 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Lajoie93.0
Ingle19.6
FAQ
Where does Ingle beat Lajoie?
Ingle does not lead any of the five categories; Lajoie is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Lajoie vs Ingle score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lajoie: 93.0, Ingle: 19.6.
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