Who is better, Raleigh or Armstrong?
Shawn Armstrong leads with a GOAT score of 61.4 against 61.2 for Cal Raleigh — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Raleigh vs Armstrong
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ArmstrongWinner
61.4Armstrong wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Raleigh
61.2Raleigh wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Shawn Armstrong
61.4
Armstrong leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Shawn Armstrong
2. Cal Raleigh
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. 🏳️ Cal Raleigh5 seasons played · career day 1,825489 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Shawn Armstrong5 seasons played · career day 1,825179 home runs
-63.4% vs Raleigh at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 25 | 103 | 489 | 568 |
| 🏳️ Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 179 | 467 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RaleighActive · Seattle Mariners | ArmstrongActive · Cleveland Guardians |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 747 | 409 |
| MLB hits | 568 | — |
| MLB home runs | 176 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America Short-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 1 |
| MLB award: CAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: CAL Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: CAL Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Mariners MVP | 2 | — |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: AL Silver Slugger | 1 | — |
| Number | 29 | 43 |
| MLB wins | — | 24 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 706 |
| MLB award: CAR Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: EAS Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: INT Mid-Season All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: PCL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 65.8 | 59 |
| Peak w20% | 61.6 | 62 |
| Longevity w20% | 44.2 | 63.4 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 56 |
| Statistics w15% | 64.1 | 69.1 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Armstrong61.4
Raleigh61.2
FAQ
Where does Raleigh beat Armstrong?
Raleigh scores higher on dominance, honours. Armstrong leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Raleigh vs Armstrong score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Raleigh: 61.2, Armstrong: 61.4.
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