Who is better, Jansen or Skenes?
Danny Jansen leads with a GOAT score of 58.7 against 58.5 for Paul Skenes — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jansen vs Skenes
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JansenWinner
58.7Jansen wins: Longevity, Honours
Skenes
58.5Skenes wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Danny Jansen
58.7
Jansen leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Danny Jansen
2. Paul Skenes
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🏳️ Paul Skenes3 seasons played · career day 1,095586 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Danny Jansen5 seasons played · career day 1,825211 home runs
-64.0% vs Skenes at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Jansen | 0 | 0 | 20 | 92 | 211 | 546 |
| 🏳️ Skenes | 0 | 0 | 170 | 386 | 586 | 586 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JansenActive · Texas Rangers | SkenesActive · Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 662 | 87 |
| MLB hits | 546 | — |
| MLB home runs | 117 | — |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: EAS Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 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 wins | — | 31 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 586 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | — | 3 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Major League Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| MLB award: NL Cy Young | — | 1 |
| John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award | — | 1 |
| National Pitcher of the Year Award | — | 1 |
| Dick Howser Trophy | — | 1 |
| College World Series Most Outstanding Player | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award | — | 1 |
| Cy Young Award | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 30 |
| Dominance w25% | 59.1 | 63.8 |
| Peak w20% | 56.3 | 71.5 |
| Longevity w20% | 53.8 | 34.6 |
| Honours w20% | 62 | 56 |
| Statistics w15% | 63.5 | 67.2 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Jansen58.7
Skenes58.5
FAQ
Where does Skenes beat Jansen?
Skenes scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Jansen leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Jansen vs Skenes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jansen: 58.7, Skenes: 58.5.
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