Who is better, Buxton or Sánchez?
Byron Buxton leads with a GOAT score of 64.3 against 64.2 for Gary Sánchez — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Buxton vs Sánchez
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BuxtonWinner
64.3Buxton wins: Statistics
Sánchez
64.2Sánchez wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Byron Buxton
64.3
Buxton leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Byron Buxton
2. Gary Sánchez
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. 🏳️ Gary Sánchez5 seasons played · career day 1,825343 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Byron Buxton5 seasons played · career day 1,825296 home runs
-13.7% vs Sánchez at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Buxton | 0 | 0 | 27 | 94 | 296 | 540 |
| 🏳️ Sánchez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 343 | 634 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BuxtonActive · Minnesota Twins | SánchezActive · Milwaukee Brewers |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 991 | 945 |
| MLB hits | 862 | 755 |
| MLB home runs | 193 | 219 |
| MLB award: MID Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MID Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 3 |
| MLB award: Topps Class A All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | 1 | — |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 3 | 2 |
| MLB award: Twins Calvin R. Griffith MVP Award | 1 | — |
| MLB award: AL Silver Slugger | 1 | 1 |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 1 | — |
| Silver Slugger Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 25 | 99 |
| MLB award: FCL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Topps Short-Season/Rookie All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: FSL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: EAS Mid-Season All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: AFL Rising Stars MVP | — | 1 |
| MLB award: INT Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: INT Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 63.5 | 63.7 |
| Peak w20% | 57.1 | 57.4 |
| Longevity w20% | 63.4 | 63.4 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 69 | 67.4 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Buxton64.3
Sánchez64.2
FAQ
Where does Sánchez beat Buxton?
Sánchez scores higher on peak, dominance. Buxton leads on statistics.
How is the Buxton vs Sánchez score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Buxton: 64.3, Sánchez: 64.2.
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