Who is better, Ashburn or Crawford?
Sam Crawford leads with a GOAT score of 84.3 against 84.2 for Richie Ashburn — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ashburn vs Crawford
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sam Crawford above Richie Ashburn: 84.3 vs 84.2. Sam Crawford leads on Longevity. Richie Ashburn leads on Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
CrawfordWinner
84.3Crawford wins: Longevity
Ashburn
84.2Ashburn wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sam Crawford
84.3
Crawford leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sam Crawford
2. Richie Ashburn
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Sam Crawford5 seasons played · career day 1,824300 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Richie Ashburn5 seasons played · career day 1,8261.5 home runs
-99.5% vs Crawford at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.617 | 1.264 | 2.83 |
| 🇺🇸 Crawford | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 300 | 630 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Crawford84.3
Ashburn84.2
FAQ
Where does Ashburn beat Crawford?
Ashburn scores higher on statistics. Crawford leads on longevity.
How is the Ashburn vs Crawford score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ashburn: 84.2, Crawford: 84.3.
What do you think?
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