Who is better, Cole or Altuve?
Jose Altuve leads with a GOAT score of 72.5 against 71.4 for Gerrit Cole — a gap of 1.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cole vs Altuve
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AltuveWinner
72.5Altuve wins: Longevity, Statistics
Cole
71.4Cole wins: Dominance, Peak
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Jose Altuve
72.5
Altuve leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jose Altuve
2. Gerrit Cole
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. 🏳️ Jose Altuve5 seasons played · career day 1,825830 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Gerrit Cole5 seasons played · career day 1,825734 home runs
-11.6% vs Altuve at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Cole | 0 | 0 | 100 | 238 | 734 | 1,673 |
| 🏳️ Altuve | 0 | 0 | 61 | 228 | 830 | 1,568 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ColeActive · New York Yankees | AltuveActive · Houston Astros |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 342 | 2,108 |
| MLB wins | 163 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 2,382 | — |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | 2 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 5 | 8 |
| MLB award: AL Cy Young | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 1 | — |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 45 | 27 |
| MLB hits | — | 2,516 |
| MLB home runs | — | 271 |
| MLB award: APP Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL Silver Slugger | — | 7 |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL Hank Aaron Award | — | 1 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 2 |
| MLB award: AL MVP | — | 1 |
| MLB award: ALCS MVP | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award | — | 1 |
| Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year | — | 1 |
| Associated Press Athlete of the Year | — | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award | — | 1 |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | — | 1 |
| Hank Aaron Award | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 72.1 | 71.2 |
| Peak w20% | 74.2 | 72.3 |
| Longevity w20% | 66.6 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.8 | 75 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Altuve72.5
Cole71.4
FAQ
Where does Cole beat Altuve?
Cole scores higher on peak, dominance. Altuve leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Cole vs Altuve score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cole: 71.4, Altuve: 72.5.
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