Who is better, Ruiz or Merrill?
Esteury Ruiz leads with a GOAT score of 53.6 against 53.5 for Jackson Merrill — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ruiz vs Merrill
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RuizWinner
53.6Ruiz wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Merrill
53.5Merrill wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Esteury Ruiz
53.6
Ruiz leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Esteury Ruiz
2. Jackson Merrill
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. 🏳️ Jackson Merrill3 seasons played · career day 1,095431 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Esteury Ruiz5 seasons played · career day 1,825186 home runs
-56.8% vs Merrill at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Ruiz | 0 | 0 | 12 | 126 | 186 | 186 |
| 🏳️ Merrill | 0 | 0 | 162 | 278 | 431 | 431 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RuizActive · Miami Marlins | MerrillActive · San Diego Padres |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 304 | 427 |
| MLB hits | 186 | 431 |
| MLB home runs | 14 | 66 |
| MLB award: DSL Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: ACL Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America Rookie All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 2 |
| MLB award: CAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: PCL Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Padres MVP | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 58 | 57.8 |
| Peak w20% | 54.1 | 65.5 |
| Longevity w20% | 41 | 34.6 |
| Honours w20% | 62 | 50 |
| Statistics w15% | 51.2 | 60.1 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ruiz53.6
Merrill53.5
FAQ
Where does Merrill beat Ruiz?
Merrill scores higher on peak, statistics. Ruiz leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the Ruiz vs Merrill score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ruiz: 53.6, Merrill: 53.5.
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