Who is better, Raleigh or Buehler?
Cal Raleigh leads with a GOAT score of 61.2 against 61.0 for Walker Buehler — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Raleigh vs Buehler
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RaleighWinner
61.2Raleigh wins: Dominance, Honours
Buehler
61.0Buehler wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Cal Raleigh
61.2
Raleigh leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cal Raleigh
2. Walker Buehler
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. 🏳️ Walker Buehler5 seasons played · career day 1,825632 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Cal Raleigh5 seasons played · career day 1,825489 home runs
-22.6% vs Buehler at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Raleigh | 0 | 0 | 25 | 103 | 489 | 568 |
| 🏳️ Buehler | 0 | 0 | 12 | 163 | 632 | 938 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RaleighActive · Seattle Mariners | BuehlerActive · San Diego Padres |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 747 | 189 |
| 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 | 10 |
| MLB wins | — | 76 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 1,066 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 65.8 | 60.7 |
| Peak w20% | 61.6 | 71.4 |
| Longevity w20% | 44.2 | 53.8 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 50 |
| Statistics w15% | 64.1 | 71.7 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Raleigh61.2
Buehler61.0
FAQ
Where does Buehler beat Raleigh?
Buehler scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Raleigh leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Raleigh vs Buehler score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Raleigh: 61.2, Buehler: 61.0.
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