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Galvin vs Spahn

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GOAT Rank currently scores Pud Galvin and Warren Spahn level at 89.1. Pud Galvin leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Warren Spahn leads on Honours, Longevity.

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GalvinWinner
89.1

Galvin wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Spahn
89.1

Spahn wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Pud Galvin
89.1

Galvin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.

1. Pud Galvin
89.1
2. Warren Spahn
89.1

Category breakdown

Season form · Form index per season

Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Pud Galvin5 seasons played · career day 3,286177 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Warren Spahn5 seasons played · career day 3,28687 home runs
-50.8% vs Galvin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Galvin000037177
🇺🇸 Spahn0000887

Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.

MetricGalvinRetiredSpahnRetired
Career wins365363
Career innings pitched6,003—
Career complete games646—
Career shutouts57—
Career strikeouts1,807—
Cy Young Awards—1
All-Star selections—17
World Series titles—1
No-hitters—2
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%9294
Honours w20%8286
Statistics w15%9694

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Galvin89.1
Spahn89.1
The people
Galvin
Spahn

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FAQ

Who is better, Galvin or Spahn?

Pud Galvin leads with a GOAT score of 89.1 against 89.1 for Warren Spahn — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.

Where does Spahn beat Galvin?

Spahn scores higher on honours, longevity. Galvin leads on peak, dominance, statistics.

How is the Galvin vs Spahn score calculated?

Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Galvin: 89.1, Spahn: 89.1.

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