Who is better, Cruz or Valdez?
Elly De La Cruz leads with a GOAT score of 58.9 against 58.9 for Framber Valdez — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cruz vs Valdez
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CruzWinner
58.9Cruz wins: Dominance, Honours
Valdez
58.9Valdez wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Elly De La Cruz
58.9
Cruz leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Elly De La Cruz
2. Framber Valdez
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. 🏳️ Elly De La Cruz4 seasons played · career day 1,460573 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Framber Valdez5 seasons played · career day 1,825497 home runs
-13.3% vs Cruz at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Cruz | 0 | 0 | 91 | 251 | 573 | 573 |
| 🏳️ Valdez | 0 | 0 | 34 | 102 | 497 | 1,188 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CruzActive · Cincinnati Reds | ValdezActive · Detroit Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 560 | 219 |
| MLB hits | 573 | — |
| MLB home runs | 90 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America High Class A All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | — |
| MLB award: MID Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 2 | — |
| MLB award: Reds Ernie Lombardi MVP Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 44 | 59 |
| MLB wins | — | 91 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 1,188 |
| MLB award: TEX Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 64.2 | 57.2 |
| Peak w20% | 66.4 | 70.5 |
| Longevity w20% | 37.8 | 53.8 |
| Honours w20% | 62 | 44 |
| Statistics w15% | 64.2 | 72.7 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cruz58.9
Valdez58.9
FAQ
Where does Valdez beat Cruz?
Valdez scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Cruz leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Cruz vs Valdez score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cruz: 58.9, Valdez: 58.9.
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