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Martínez vs Kershaw

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MartínezWinner
88.6

Martínez wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Kershaw
87.8

Kershaw wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇴 Pedro Martínez
88.6

Martínez leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The 1999-2000 seasons are the best two years any pitcher has had in the modern era.

1. Pedro Martínez
88.6
2. Clayton Kershaw
87.8

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. 🇩🇴 Pedro Martínez5 seasons played · career day 2,19165 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Clayton Kershaw5 seasons played · career day 1,82614.8 home runs
-77.2% vs Martínez at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇴 Martínez0001035125
🇺🇸 Kershaw004.267.0512.2422.19

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.

MetricMartínezRetiredKershawActive
Cy Young Awards33
World Series titles12
Strikeouts3,154
ERA titles55
Career ERA2.93
All-Star selections8
League MVP awards1
Career strikeouts3,000
Dominance w25%8886
Peak w20%9692
Longevity w20%8284
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%9290

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GOAT Rank · the data
Martínez88.6
Kershaw87.8
The people
Martínez
Kershaw

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