Who is better, Cruz or Gore?
MacKenzie Gore leads with a GOAT score of 59.2 against 58.9 for Elly De La Cruz — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cruz vs Gore
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GoreWinner
59.2Gore wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Cruz
58.9Cruz wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ MacKenzie Gore
59.2
Gore leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. MacKenzie Gore
2. Elly De La Cruz
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. 🏳️ MacKenzie Gore5 seasons played · career day 1,825763 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Elly De La Cruz4 seasons played · career day 1,460573 home runs
-24.9% vs Gore at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Cruz | 0 | 0 | 91 | 251 | 573 | 573 |
| 🏳️ Gore | 0 | 0 | 72 | 223 | 763 | 763 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CruzActive · Cincinnati Reds | GoreActive · Texas Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 560 | 138 |
| MLB hits | 573 | — |
| MLB home runs | 90 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America High Class A All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 1 |
| MLB award: MID Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 2 | 1 |
| MLB award: Reds Ernie Lombardi MVP Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 44 | — |
| MLB wins | — | 34 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 763 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Rookie All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 64.2 | 62.4 |
| Peak w20% | 66.4 | 68.8 |
| Longevity w20% | 37.8 | 41 |
| Honours w20% | 62 | 56 |
| Statistics w15% | 64.2 | 69.8 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Gore59.2
Cruz58.9
FAQ
Where does Cruz beat Gore?
Cruz scores higher on dominance, honours. Gore leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Cruz vs Gore score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cruz: 58.9, Gore: 59.2.
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