Who is better, Santana or Smith?
Dennis Santana leads with a GOAT score of 51.3 against 51.3 for Pavin Smith — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Santana vs Smith
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SantanaWinner
51.3Santana wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Smith
51.3Smith wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Dennis Santana
51.3
Santana leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Dennis Santana
2. Pavin Smith
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. 🏳️ Pavin Smith5 seasons played · career day 1,826270 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Dennis Santana5 seasons played · career day 1,825174 home runs
-35.6% vs Smith at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Santana | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 174 | 482 |
| 🏳️ Smith | 0 | 0 | 10 | 143 | 233 | 352 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SantanaActive · Arizona Diamondbacks | SmithActive · Arizona Diamondbacks |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 332 | 485 |
| MLB wins | 24 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 482 | — |
| MLB award: MID Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: CAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| Number | 59 | 26 |
| MLB hits | — | 352 |
| MLB home runs | — | 48 |
| MLB award: NWL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Short-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Diamondbacks Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 47.3 | 51 |
| Peak w20% | 62.6 | 58 |
| Longevity w20% | 53.8 | 47.4 |
| Honours w20% | 32 | 44 |
| Statistics w15% | 65 | 57.5 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Santana51.3
Smith51.3
FAQ
Where does Smith beat Santana?
Smith scores higher on dominance, honours. Santana leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Santana vs Smith score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Santana: 51.3, Smith: 51.3.
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