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Clemente vs Gibson

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GibsonWinner
87.8

Gibson wins: Peak

Clemente
87.4

Clemente wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bob Gibson
87.8

Gibson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. A 1.12 ERA in 1968 — the season that forced the league to lower the mound.

1. Bob Gibson
87.8
2. Roberto Clemente
87.4

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. 🇺🇸 Bob Gibson5 seasons played · career day 1,82552 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇷 Roberto Clemente5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.4 home runs
-97.3% vs Gibson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇵🇷 Clemente000.2550.5661.4042.701
🇺🇸 Gibson003652125

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.

MetricClementeRetiredGibsonRetired
Career hits3,000
Gold Gloves129
MVP awards11
Batting titles4
World Series titles22
World Series MVP12
Cy Young Awards2
Career ERA2.91
Dominance w25%8686
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%8684
Honours w20%8686
Statistics w15%9090

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GOAT Rank · the data
Gibson87.8
Clemente87.4
The people
Clemente
Gibson

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