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Martínez vs Killebrew

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MartínezWinner
88.6

Martínez wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Killebrew
87.5

Killebrew wins: Longevity, Statistics

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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. Harmon Killebrew
87.5

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. 🇺🇸 Harmon Killebrew5 seasons played · career day 3,651212 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇴 Pedro Martínez5 seasons played · career day 2,19165 home runs
-69.3% vs Killebrew at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇴 Martínez0001035125
🇺🇸 Killebrew00000167

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.

MetricMartínezRetiredKillebrewRetired
Cy Young Awards3
World Series titles1
Strikeouts3,154
ERA titles5
Career ERA2.93
All-Star selections813
Career home runs573
MVP awards1
Home run titles6
Career RBIs1,584
Dominance w25%8884
Peak w20%9692
Longevity w20%8286
Honours w20%8684
Statistics w15%9294

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GOAT Rank · the data
Martínez88.6
Killebrew87.5
The people
Martínez
Killebrew

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