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Lombardi vs Mays

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MaysWinner
93.8

Mays wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Lombardi
19.4

Lombardi wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Willie Mays
93.8

Mays leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. The most complete player ever: 660 homers and 12 straight Gold Gloves.

LombardiInsufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Willie Mays
93.8
2. Ernie Lombardi
Pending verification

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. 🇺🇸 Willie Mays5 seasons played · career day 1,825152 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ernie Lombardi0 seasons played0 home runs
-100.0% vs Mays at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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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.

MetricLombardiRetiredMaysRetired
Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award1
Home runs660
MVP awards2
Gold Gloves12
All-Star selections24
World Series titles1
Career hits3,293
Dominance w25%19.494
Peak w20%21.494
Longevity w20%17.494
Honours w20%20.492
Statistics w15%18.495

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GOAT Rank · the data
Mays93.8
Lombardi19.4
The people
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