Who is better, Buxton or Robles?
Víctor Robles leads with a GOAT score of 64.6 against 64.3 for Byron Buxton — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Buxton vs Robles
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RoblesWinner
64.6Robles wins: Dominance, Peak
Buxton
64.3Buxton wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Víctor Robles
64.6
Robles leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Víctor Robles
2. Byron Buxton
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. 🏳️ Byron Buxton5 seasons played · career day 1,825296 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Víctor Robles5 seasons played · career day 1,825263 home runs
-11.1% vs Buxton at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Buxton | 0 | 0 | 27 | 94 | 296 | 540 |
| 🏳️ Robles | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 263 | 559 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BuxtonActive · Minnesota Twins | RoblesActive · Seattle Mariners |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 991 | 705 |
| MLB hits | 862 | 593 |
| MLB home runs | 193 | 40 |
| 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 | — |
| 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 | — |
| Silver Slugger Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 25 | 10 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Short-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAR Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAR Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America High Class A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AFL Rising Stars MVP | — | 1 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 63.5 | 67 |
| Peak w20% | 57.1 | 64 |
| Longevity w20% | 63.4 | 57 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 69 | 64.4 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Robles64.6
Buxton64.3
FAQ
Where does Buxton beat Robles?
Buxton scores higher on statistics, longevity. Robles leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Buxton vs Robles score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Buxton: 64.3, Robles: 64.6.
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