Who is better, Santana or Varland?
Dennis Santana leads with a GOAT score of 51.3 against 51.0 for Louis Varland — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Santana vs Varland
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SantanaWinner
51.3Santana wins: Longevity, Statistics
Varland
51.0Varland wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Dennis Santana
51.3
Santana leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dennis Santana
2. Louis Varland
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. 🏳️ Louis Varland5 seasons played · career day 1,825386 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Dennis Santana5 seasons played · career day 1,825174 home runs
-54.9% vs Varland at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Santana | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 174 | 482 |
| 🏳️ Varland | 0 | 0 | 21 | 92 | 386 | 386 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SantanaActive · Arizona Diamondbacks | VarlandActive · Toronto Blue Jays |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 332 | 182 |
| MLB wins | 24 | 18 |
| MLB strikeouts | 482 | 386 |
| MLB award: MID Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: CAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| Number | 59 | 77 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: INT Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 47.3 | 51.4 |
| Peak w20% | 62.6 | 64.8 |
| Longevity w20% | 53.8 | 41 |
| Honours w20% | 32 | 38 |
| Statistics w15% | 65 | 62.4 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Santana51.3
Varland51.0
FAQ
Where does Varland beat Santana?
Varland scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Santana leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Santana vs Varland score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Santana: 51.3, Varland: 51.0.
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