Who is better, Pagán or Carter?
Evan Carter leads with a GOAT score of 52.4 against 52.2 for Emilio Pagán — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pagán vs Carter
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CarterWinner
52.4Carter wins: Dominance, Honours
Pagán
52.2Pagán wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Evan Carter
52.4
Carter leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Evan Carter
2. Emilio Pagán
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. 🏳️ Emilio Pagán5 seasons played · career day 1,825307 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Evan Carter4 seasons played · career day 1,460168 home runs
-45.3% vs Pagán at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Pagán | 0 | 0 | 56 | 119 | 307 | 581 |
| 🏳️ Carter | 0 | 0 | 19 | 46 | 168 | 168 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PagánActive · Cincinnati Reds | CarterActive · Texas Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 522 | 269 |
| MLB wins | 33 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 626 | — |
| MLB award: APP Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MID Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| Number | 15 | 32 |
| MLB hits | — | 168 |
| MLB home runs | — | 24 |
| MLB award: Baseball America High Class A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Rawlings MiLB Gold Glove | — | 1 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: TEX Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Double-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 47.1 | 57.5 |
| Peak w20% | 56.3 | 47 |
| Longevity w20% | 57 | 37.8 |
| Honours w20% | 38 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 67.6 | 49.8 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Carter52.4
Pagán52.2
FAQ
Where does Pagán beat Carter?
Pagán scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Carter leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Pagán vs Carter score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pagán: 52.2, Carter: 52.4.
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