Who is better, Burnes or Fried?
Max Fried leads with a GOAT score of 67.5 against 67.3 for Corbin Burnes — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Burnes vs Fried
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FriedWinner
67.5Fried wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Burnes
67.3Burnes wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Max Fried
67.5
Fried leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Max Fried
2. Corbin Burnes
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. 🏳️ Corbin Burnes5 seasons played · career day 1,825670 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Max Fried5 seasons played · career day 1,825447 home runs
-33.3% vs Burnes at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Burnes | 0 | 0 | 35 | 105 | 670 | 1,122 |
| 🏳️ Fried | 0 | 0 | 22 | 66 | 447 | 1,052 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BurnesActive · Arizona Diamondbacks | FriedActive · New York Yankees |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 213 | 232 |
| MLB wins | 63 | 97 |
| MLB strikeouts | 1,122 | 1,156 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Double-A All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| MLB award: Brewers MVP | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 3 | 2 |
| MLB award: NL Cy Young | 1 | — |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| Number | 39 | 54 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | — | 3 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 1 |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | — | 1 |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | — | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 70.3 | 69.6 |
| Peak w20% | 72.6 | 69.2 |
| Longevity w20% | 53.8 | 57 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 72.2 | 72.5 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Fried67.5
Burnes67.3
FAQ
Where does Burnes beat Fried?
Burnes scores higher on peak, dominance. Fried leads on honours, statistics, longevity.
How is the Burnes vs Fried score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Burnes: 67.3, Fried: 67.5.
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