Who is better, Cruz or Flaherty?
Jack Flaherty leads with a GOAT score of 59.1 against 58.9 for Elly De La Cruz — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cruz vs Flaherty
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FlahertyWinner
59.1Flaherty wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Cruz
58.9Cruz wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Jack Flaherty
59.1
Flaherty leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jack Flaherty
2. Elly De La Cruz
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. 🏳️ Elly De La Cruz4 seasons played · career day 1,460573 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Jack Flaherty5 seasons played · career day 1,825567 home runs
-1.0% vs Cruz at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Cruz | 0 | 0 | 91 | 251 | 573 | 573 |
| 🏳️ Flaherty | 0 | 0 | 20 | 202 | 567 | 1,472 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CruzActive · Cincinnati Reds | FlahertyActive · Detroit Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 560 | 217 |
| 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 | 1 |
| MLB award: MID Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 2 | — |
| MLB award: Reds Ernie Lombardi MVP Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 44 | — |
| MLB wins | — | 87 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 1,574 |
| MLB award: TEX Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 64.2 | 56.4 |
| Peak w20% | 66.4 | 74.7 |
| Longevity w20% | 37.8 | 57 |
| Honours w20% | 62 | 38 |
| Statistics w15% | 64.2 | 74 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Flaherty59.1
Cruz58.9
FAQ
Where does Cruz beat Flaherty?
Cruz scores higher on dominance, honours. Flaherty leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Cruz vs Flaherty score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cruz: 58.9, Flaherty: 59.1.
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