Who is better, Riley or Castro?
Austin Riley leads with a GOAT score of 66.0 against 65.7 for Willi Castro — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Riley vs Castro
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RileyWinner
66.0Riley wins: Statistics
Castro
65.7Castro wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Austin Riley
66.0
Riley leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Austin Riley
2. Willi Castro
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. 🏳️ Austin Riley5 seasons played · career day 1,825633 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Willi Castro5 seasons played · career day 1,825339 home runs
-46.4% vs Riley at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Riley | 0 | 0 | 62 | 107 | 633 | 974 |
| 🏳️ Castro | 0 | 0 | 23 | 68 | 339 | 770 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RileyActive · Atlanta Braves | CastroActive · Colorado Rockies |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 977 | 825 |
| MLB hits | 974 | 770 |
| MLB home runs | 188 | 82 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Rookie All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 5 | 2 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Low Class A All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | 2 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 2 | — |
| Number | 27 | — |
| MLB award: MID Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAR Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAR Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: EAS Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: INT Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Tigers Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Twins Calvin R. Griffith MVP Award | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 69.8 | 69.8 |
| Peak w20% | 69.5 | 69.7 |
| Longevity w20% | 50.6 | 50.6 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 70.2 | 67.8 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Riley66.0
Castro65.7
FAQ
Where does Castro beat Riley?
Castro scores higher on peak. Riley leads on statistics.
How is the Riley vs Castro score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Riley: 66.0, Castro: 65.7.
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