Who is better, Riley or Alvarez?
Austin Riley leads with a GOAT score of 66.0 against 65.7 for Yordan Alvarez — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Riley vs Alvarez
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RileyWinner
66.0Riley wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Alvarez
65.7Alvarez wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Austin Riley
66.0
Riley leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Austin Riley
2. Yordan Alvarez
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. 🏳️ Yordan Alvarez5 seasons played · career day 1,825513 home runs
-19.0% vs Riley at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Riley | 0 | 0 | 62 | 107 | 633 | 974 |
| 🏳️ Alvarez | 0 | 0 | 98 | 100 | 513 | 903 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RileyActive · Atlanta Braves | AlvarezActive · Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 977 | 832 |
| MLB hits | 974 | 903 |
| MLB home runs | 188 | 211 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Rookie All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 5 | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Low Class A All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | 1 | 1 |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | 2 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 2 | — |
| Number | 27 | 44 |
| MLB award: MID Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Triple-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Astros Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| MLB award: ALCS MVP | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | — | 4 |
| MLB award: AL Silver Slugger | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award | — | 1 |
| League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | — | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 69.8 | 69.5 |
| Peak w20% | 69.5 | 68.9 |
| Longevity w20% | 50.6 | 50.6 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 70.2 | 69.6 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Riley66.0
Alvarez65.7
FAQ
Where does Alvarez beat Riley?
Alvarez does not lead any of the five categories; Riley is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Riley vs Alvarez score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Riley: 66.0, Alvarez: 65.7.
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