Who is better, Jansen or Vargas?
Danny Jansen leads with a GOAT score of 58.7 against 58.5 for Ildemaro Vargas — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jansen vs Vargas
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JansenWinner
58.7Jansen wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Vargas
58.5Vargas wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Danny Jansen
58.7
Jansen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Danny Jansen
2. Ildemaro Vargas
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. 🏳️ Danny Jansen5 seasons played · career day 1,825211 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Ildemaro Vargas5 seasons played · career day 1,825106 home runs
-49.8% vs Jansen at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Jansen | 0 | 0 | 20 | 92 | 211 | 546 |
| 🏳️ Vargas | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 106 | 380 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JansenActive · Texas Rangers | VargasActive · Arizona Diamondbacks |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 662 | 599 |
| MLB hits | 546 | 495 |
| MLB home runs | 117 | 34 |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: EAS Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 2 |
| MLB award: INT Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: INT Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America Triple-A All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: PCL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: PCL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: VWL Finals MVP | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 59.1 | 58.2 |
| Peak w20% | 56.3 | 54.5 |
| Longevity w20% | 53.8 | 57 |
| Honours w20% | 62 | 62 |
| Statistics w15% | 63.5 | 61.7 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Jansen58.7
Vargas58.5
FAQ
Where does Vargas beat Jansen?
Vargas scores higher on longevity. Jansen leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Jansen vs Vargas score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jansen: 58.7, Vargas: 58.5.
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