Who is better, Cole or Goldschmidt?
Paul Goldschmidt leads with a GOAT score of 71.6 against 71.4 for Gerrit Cole — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cole vs Goldschmidt
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GoldschmidtWinner
71.6Goldschmidt wins: Longevity
Cole
71.4Cole wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Paul Goldschmidt
71.6
Goldschmidt leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Paul Goldschmidt
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. 🏳️ Gerrit Cole5 seasons played · career day 1,825734 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Paul Goldschmidt5 seasons played · career day 1,825672 home runs
-8.4% vs Cole at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Cole | 0 | 0 | 100 | 238 | 734 | 1,673 |
| 🏳️ Goldschmidt | 0 | 0 | 39 | 186 | 672 | 1,337 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ColeActive · New York Yankees | GoldschmidtActive · New York Yankees |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 342 | 2,178 |
| 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 | 7 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 5 | — |
| MLB award: AL Cy Young | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 45 | 48 |
| MLB hits | — | 2,277 |
| MLB home runs | — | 390 |
| MLB award: CAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAL Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Topps Class A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Double-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Topps Double-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Diamondbacks MVP Award | — | 5 |
| MLB award: NL Hank Aaron Award | — | 2 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | — | 4 |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | — | 5 |
| MLB award: NL MVP | — | 1 |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | — | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award | — | 1 |
| Hank Aaron Award | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 72.1 | 69.8 |
| Peak w20% | 74.2 | 69.7 |
| Longevity w20% | 66.6 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.8 | 74.8 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Goldschmidt71.6
Cole71.4
FAQ
Where does Cole beat Goldschmidt?
Cole scores higher on peak, dominance. Goldschmidt leads on longevity.
How is the Cole vs Goldschmidt score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cole: 71.4, Goldschmidt: 71.6.
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