Who is better, Carew or Stearnes?
Turkey Stearnes leads with a GOAT score of 89.8 against 89.7 for Rod Carew — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Carew vs Stearnes
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Turkey Stearnes above Rod Carew: 89.8 vs 89.7. Turkey Stearnes leads on Dominance, Peak. Rod Carew leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
StearnesWinner
89.8Stearnes wins: Dominance, Peak
Carew
89.7Carew wins: Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Turkey Stearnes
89.8
Stearnes leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Turkey Stearnes
2. Rod Carew
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. 🇺🇸 Turkey Stearnes5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.8 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇦 Rod Carew5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.6 home runs
-11.1% vs Stearnes 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 |
| 🇺🇸 Stearnes | 0 | 0 | 0.362 | 0.727 | 1.832 | 3.259 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CarewRetired | StearnesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Career hits | 3,053 | — |
| Batting titles | 7 | — |
| MVP awards | 1 | — |
| All-Star selections | 18 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.328 | 0.348 |
| Negro League home run titles | — | 7 |
| Negro League All-Star selections | — | 5 |
| Seasons played | — | 20 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Stearnes89.8
Carew89.7
FAQ
Where does Carew beat Stearnes?
Carew scores higher on honours. Stearnes leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Carew vs Stearnes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Carew: 89.7, Stearnes: 89.8.
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