Who is better, Sale or Altuve?
Chris Sale leads with a GOAT score of 73.1 against 72.5 for Jose Altuve — a gap of 0.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sale vs Altuve
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SaleWinner
73.1Sale wins: Dominance, Peak
Altuve
72.5Altuve wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Chris Sale
73.1
Sale leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Chris Sale
2. Jose Altuve
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. 🏳️ Jose Altuve5 seasons played · career day 1,825830 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Chris Sale5 seasons played · career day 1,825737 home runs
-11.2% vs Altuve at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Sale | 0 | 0 | 32 | 111 | 737 | 1,789 |
| 🏳️ Altuve | 0 | 0 | 61 | 228 | 830 | 1,568 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SaleActive · Atlanta Braves | AltuveActive · Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 420 | 2,108 |
| MLB wins | 159 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 2,779 | — |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 7 | 8 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | 1 | 2 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 3 | 1 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL Cy Young | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 1 | — |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award | 1 | — |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | 1 | 1 |
| Number | 51 | 27 |
| MLB hits | — | 2,516 |
| MLB home runs | — | 271 |
| MLB award: APP Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: AL Silver Slugger | — | 7 |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL Hank Aaron Award | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL MVP | — | 1 |
| MLB award: ALCS MVP | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award | — | 1 |
| Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year | — | 1 |
| Associated Press Athlete of the Year | — | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award | — | 1 |
| Hank Aaron Award | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 71.2 |
| Peak w20% | 74 | 72.3 |
| Longevity w20% | 75 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 75 | 75 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Sale73.1
Altuve72.5
FAQ
Where does Altuve beat Sale?
Altuve does not lead any of the five categories; Sale is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Sale vs Altuve score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sale: 73.1, Altuve: 72.5.
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