Who is better, Charleston or Oh?
Oscar Charleston leads with a GOAT score of 92.7 against 92.6 for Sadaharu Oh — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Oscar Charleston above Sadaharu Oh: 92.7 vs 92.6. Oscar Charleston leads on Dominance, Peak. Sadaharu Oh leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Charleston wins: Dominance, Peak
Oh wins: Honours
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Charleston leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Charleston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.509 |
| 🇯🇵 Oh | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 115 | 307 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CharlestonRetired | OhRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career batting average | 0.364 | — |
| Negro League batting titles | 4 | — |
| Negro World Series titles | 2 | — |
| Seasons played | 27 | — |
| Hall of Fame inductions | 1 | — |
| Career home runs | — | 868 |
| Japan Series titles | — | 11 |
| League MVP awards | — | 9 |
| Home run titles | — | 15 |
| Batting Triple Crowns | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 96 |
Oscar Charleston leads with a GOAT score of 92.7 against 92.6 for Sadaharu Oh — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Oh scores higher on honours. Charleston leads on peak, dominance.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Charleston: 92.7, Oh: 92.6.
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