Who is better, Buxton or Ray?
Robbie Ray leads with a GOAT score of 64.7 against 64.3 for Byron Buxton — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Buxton vs Ray
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RayWinner
64.7Ray wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Buxton
64.3Buxton wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Robbie Ray
64.7
Ray leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Robbie Ray
2. Byron Buxton
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🏳️ Robbie Ray5 seasons played · career day 1,825739 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Byron Buxton5 seasons played · career day 1,825296 home runs
-59.9% vs Ray at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Buxton | 0 | 0 | 27 | 94 | 296 | 540 |
| 🏳️ Ray | 0 | 0 | 19 | 138 | 739 | 1,570 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BuxtonActive · Minnesota Twins | RayActive · San Diego Padres |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 991 | 298 |
| MLB hits | 862 | — |
| MLB home runs | 193 | — |
| MLB award: MID Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MID Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | — |
| MLB award: Twins Calvin R. Griffith MVP Award | 1 | — |
| MLB award: AL Silver Slugger | 1 | — |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 25 | 38 |
| MLB wins | — | 116 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 2,082 |
| MLB award: CAR Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: AL Cy Young | — | 1 |
| Cy Young Award | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 63.5 | 61.8 |
| Peak w20% | 57.1 | 73.6 |
| Longevity w20% | 63.4 | 66.6 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 50 |
| Statistics w15% | 69 | 74.6 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Ray64.7
Buxton64.3
FAQ
Where does Buxton beat Ray?
Buxton scores higher on dominance, honours. Ray leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Buxton vs Ray score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Buxton: 64.3, Ray: 64.7.
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