Who is better, Burnes or Díaz?
Yandy Díaz 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 Díaz
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DíazWinner
67.5Díaz wins: Longevity, Honours
Burnes
67.3Burnes wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Yandy Díaz
67.5
Díaz leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yandy Díaz
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. 🏳️ Yandy Díaz5 seasons played · career day 1,825311 home runs
-53.6% vs Burnes at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Burnes | 0 | 0 | 35 | 105 | 670 | 1,122 |
| 🏳️ Díaz | 0 | 0 | 41 | 75 | 311 | 957 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BurnesActive · Arizona Diamondbacks | DíazActive · Tampa Bay Rays |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 213 | 1,056 |
| MLB wins | 63 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 1,122 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America Double-A All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | 2 |
| MLB award: Brewers MVP | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 3 | — |
| MLB award: NL Cy Young | 1 | — |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 1 | 2 |
| Number | 39 | — |
| MLB hits | — | 1,134 |
| MLB home runs | — | 122 |
| MLB award: EAS Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: EAS Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: INT Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Triple-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: INT Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL Silver Slugger | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 70.3 | 69.7 |
| Peak w20% | 72.6 | 69.3 |
| Longevity w20% | 53.8 | 57 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 72.2 | 71.8 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Díaz67.5
Burnes67.3
FAQ
Where does Burnes beat Díaz?
Burnes scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Díaz leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Burnes vs Díaz score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Burnes: 67.3, Díaz: 67.5.
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