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Hornsby vs Berra

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HornsbyWinner
89.5

Hornsby wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Berra
87.9

Berra wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Rogers Hornsby
89.5

Hornsby leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. A .424 season in 1924 and the highest right-handed career average ever.

1. Rogers Hornsby
89.5
2. Yogi Berra
87.9

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. 🇺🇸 Yogi Berra5 seasons played · career day 2,190100 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Rogers Hornsby5 seasons played · career day 2,1911.6 home runs
-98.4% vs Berra at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hornsby0000.3131.2392.791
🇺🇸 Berra0001173179

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.

MetricHornsbyRetiredBerraRetired
Batting titles7
Triple Crowns2
MVP awards23
Career batting average0.358
World Series titles110
Career hits2,930
All-Star selections18
Home runs358
Career RBIs1,430
World Series games75
Dominance w25%9084
Peak w20%9588
Longevity w20%8488
Honours w20%8494
Statistics w15%9686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hornsby89.5
Berra87.9
The people
Hornsby
Berra

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