Who is better, Santana or Higashioka?
Kyle Higashioka leads with a GOAT score of 51.4 against 51.3 for Dennis Santana — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Santana vs Higashioka
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HigashiokaWinner
51.4Higashioka wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Santana
51.3Santana wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Kyle Higashioka
51.4
Higashioka leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kyle Higashioka
2. Dennis Santana
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. 🏳️ Dennis Santana5 seasons played · career day 1,825174 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Kyle Higashioka5 seasons played · career day 1,82571 home runs
-59.2% vs Santana at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Santana | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 174 | 482 |
| 🏳️ Higashioka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 71 | 307 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SantanaActive · Arizona Diamondbacks | HigashiokaActive · Texas Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 332 | 550 |
| MLB wins | 24 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 482 | — |
| MLB award: MID Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: CAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| Number | 59 | 11 |
| MLB hits | — | 343 |
| MLB home runs | — | 75 |
| 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 |
| Dominance w25% | 47.3 | 48.4 |
| Peak w20% | 62.6 | 46.7 |
| Longevity w20% | 53.8 | 57 |
| Honours w20% | 32 | 50 |
| Statistics w15% | 65 | 56.9 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Higashioka51.4
Santana51.3
FAQ
Where does Santana beat Higashioka?
Santana scores higher on peak, statistics. Higashioka leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the Santana vs Higashioka score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Santana: 51.3, Higashioka: 51.4.
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