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Hornsby vs Gehrig

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GehrigWinner
89.9

Gehrig wins: Dominance, Honours

Hornsby
89.5

Hornsby wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lou Gehrig
89.9

Gehrig leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. 2,130 consecutive games, six World Series rings and a .340 career average.

1. Lou Gehrig
89.9
2. Rogers Hornsby
89.5

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. 🇺🇸 Lou Gehrig5 seasons played · career day 2,556145 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Rogers Hornsby5 seasons played · career day 2,1911.6 home runs
-98.9% vs Gehrig at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hornsby0000.3131.2392.791
🇺🇸 Gehrig000083232

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.

MetricHornsbyRetiredGehrigRetired
Batting titles7
Triple Crowns21
MVP awards22
Career batting average0.358
World Series titles16
Career hits2,930
Home runs493
Career RBIs1,995
Consecutive games2,130
Dominance w25%9091
Peak w20%9593
Longevity w20%8482
Honours w20%8490
Statistics w15%9694

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GOAT Rank · the data
Gehrig89.9
Hornsby89.5
The people
Hornsby
Gehrig

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