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Galvin vs Mathewson

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GalvinWinner
89.1

Galvin wins: Longevity, Statistics

Mathewson
89.1

Mathewson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Pud Galvin
89.1

Galvin leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. First pitcher to win 300 games, finishing with 365 victories.

1. Pud Galvin
89.1
2. Christy Mathewson
89.1

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. 🇺🇸 Pud Galvin5 seasons played · career day 3,286177 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Christy Mathewson5 seasons played · career day 2,190128 home runs
-27.7% vs Galvin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Galvin000037177
🇺🇸 Mathewson0002097211

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.

MetricGalvinRetiredMathewsonRetired
Career wins365373
Career innings pitched6,003
Career complete games646
Career shutouts57
Career strikeouts1,807
Career ERA2.13
Strikeouts2,507
World Series titles1
Shutouts79
Dominance w25%8690
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%9282
Honours w20%8288
Statistics w15%9692

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GOAT Rank · the data
Galvin89.1
Mathewson89.1
The people
Galvin
Mathewson

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