Who is better, Nimmo or O'Neill?
Brandon Nimmo leads with a GOAT score of 62.3 against 62.2 for Tyler O'Neill — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Nimmo vs O'Neill
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NimmoWinner
62.3Nimmo wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
O'Neill
62.2O'Neill wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Brandon Nimmo
62.3
Nimmo leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Brandon Nimmo
2. Tyler O'Neill
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. 🏳️ Tyler O'Neill5 seasons played · career day 1,825308 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Brandon Nimmo5 seasons played · career day 1,826276 home runs
-10.4% vs O'Neill at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Nimmo | 0 | 0 | 20 | 66 | 224 | 820 |
| 🏳️ O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 33 | 70 | 308 | 547 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | NimmoActive · Texas Rangers | O'NeillActive · Baltimore Orioles |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 1,218 | 729 |
| MLB hits | 1,125 | 547 |
| MLB home runs | 149 | 128 |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 2 |
| MLB award: EAS Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America Triple-A All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| Number | 24 | — |
| MLB award: CAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Double-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: PCL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 60.8 | 64.5 |
| Peak w20% | 65.5 | 59.1 |
| Longevity w20% | 60.2 | 53.8 |
| Honours w20% | 56 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 71.7 | 63.6 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Nimmo62.3
O'Neill62.2
FAQ
Where does O'Neill beat Nimmo?
O'Neill scores higher on dominance, honours. Nimmo leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Nimmo vs O'Neill score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Nimmo: 62.3, O'Neill: 62.2.
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