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Hill vs Beltré

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HillWinner
87.3

Hill wins: Dominance, Peak

Beltré
87.3

Beltré wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Pete Hill
87.3

Hill leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Deadball-era Negro Leagues star and a Hall of Fame outfielder.

1. Pete Hill
87.3
2. Adrián Beltré
87.3

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. 🇩🇴 Adrián Beltré5 seasons played · career day 1,82576 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Pete Hill5 seasons played · career day 3,6511.6 home runs
-97.9% vs Beltré at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hill000001.28
🇩🇴 Beltré0072276191

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.

MetricHillRetiredBeltréRetired
Career batting average0.307
Seasons played2521
Championship teams5
Career hits1,0003,166
Hall of Fame inductions1
Career home runs477
Gold Gloves5
All-Star selections4
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9288
Longevity w20%9094
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%9094

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hill87.3
Beltré87.3
The people
Hill
Beltré

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