Who is better, Cole or Báez?
Gerrit Cole leads with a GOAT score of 71.4 against 71.0 for Javier Báez — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cole vs Báez
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ColeWinner
71.4Cole wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Báez
71.0Báez wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Gerrit Cole
71.4
Cole leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gerrit Cole
2. Javier Báez
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. 🏳️ Gerrit Cole5 seasons played · career day 1,825734 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Javier Báez5 seasons played · career day 1,825477 home runs
-35.0% vs Cole at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Cole | 0 | 0 | 100 | 238 | 734 | 1,673 |
| 🏳️ Báez | 0 | 0 | 36 | 58 | 477 | 1,069 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ColeActive · New York Yankees | BáezActive · Detroit Tigers |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 342 | 1,405 |
| MLB wins | 163 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 2,382 | — |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | 4 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 1 | 2 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 5 | 1 |
| MLB award: AL Cy Young | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 45 | 28 |
| MLB hits | — | 1,382 |
| MLB home runs | — | 227 |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: FSL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Triple-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: NLCS MVP | — | 1 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 1 |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | — | 1 |
| League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award | — | 1 |
| Fielding Bible Award | — | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award | — | 1 |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 72.1 | 71.9 |
| Peak w20% | 74.2 | 73.8 |
| Longevity w20% | 66.6 | 66.6 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.8 | 73.2 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Cole71.4
Báez71.0
FAQ
Where does Báez beat Cole?
Báez does not lead any of the five categories; Cole is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Cole vs Báez score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cole: 71.4, Báez: 71.0.
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