Who is better, Cole or Bogaerts?
Gerrit Cole leads with a GOAT score of 71.4 against 71.0 for Xander Bogaerts — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cole vs Bogaerts
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ColeWinner
71.4Cole wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Bogaerts
71.0Bogaerts wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Gerrit Cole
71.4
Cole leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gerrit Cole
2. Xander Bogaerts
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. 🏳️ Xander Bogaerts5 seasons played · career day 1,825684 home runs
-6.8% vs Cole at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Cole | 0 | 0 | 100 | 238 | 734 | 1,673 |
| 🏳️ Bogaerts | 0 | 0 | 11 | 140 | 684 | 1,239 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ColeActive · New York Yankees | BogaertsActive · San Diego Padres |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 342 | 1,817 |
| MLB wins | 163 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 2,382 | — |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | 3 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 5 | 4 |
| MLB award: AL Cy Young | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 1 | — |
| Cy Young Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 45 | — |
| MLB hits | — | 1,939 |
| MLB home runs | — | 209 |
| MLB award: DSL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAR Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAR Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 2 |
| MLB award: AL Silver Slugger | — | 5 |
| MLB award: Thomas A. Yawkey Red Sox MVP | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 72.1 | 70.5 |
| Peak w20% | 74.2 | 70.9 |
| Longevity w20% | 66.6 | 69.8 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.8 | 74.6 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Cole71.4
Bogaerts71.0
FAQ
Where does Bogaerts beat Cole?
Bogaerts scores higher on longevity. Cole leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Cole vs Bogaerts score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cole: 71.4, Bogaerts: 71.0.
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