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Carew vs Thome
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ThomeWinner
89.8Thome wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Carew
89.7Carew wins: Dominance, Honours
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jim Thome
89.8
Thome leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Hit 612 home runs across a 22-season career.
1. Jim Thome
2. Rod Carew
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 season1. 🇺🇸 Jim Thome5 seasons played · career day 1,82555 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇦 Rod Carew5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.6 home runs
-97.1% vs Thome at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇦 Carew | 0 | 0 | 0.292 | 0.565 | 1.57 | 2.961 |
| 🇺🇸 Thome | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 196 |
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.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Thome89.8
Carew89.7
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