Who is better, Goodman or Vargas?
Ildemaro Vargas leads with a GOAT score of 58.5 against 58.4 for Hunter Goodman — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Goodman vs Vargas
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VargasWinner
58.5Vargas wins: Longevity, Statistics
Goodman
58.4Goodman wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Ildemaro Vargas
58.5
Vargas leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ildemaro Vargas
2. Hunter Goodman
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. 🏳️ Hunter Goodman4 seasons played · career day 1,460328 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Ildemaro Vargas5 seasons played · career day 1,825106 home runs
-67.7% vs Goodman at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Goodman | 0 | 0 | 14 | 54 | 328 | 328 |
| 🏳️ Vargas | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 106 | 380 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GoodmanActive · Colorado Rockies | VargasActive · Arizona Diamondbacks |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 372 | 599 |
| MLB hits | 328 | 495 |
| MLB home runs | 84 | 34 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Low Class A All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 2 |
| MLB award: CAL Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: EAS Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 2 | — |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | 1 | — |
| Number | 15 | — |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: PCL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: PCL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: VWL Finals MVP | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 65.2 | 58.2 |
| Peak w20% | 62.5 | 54.5 |
| Longevity w20% | 37.8 | 57 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 62 |
| Statistics w15% | 56.1 | 61.7 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Vargas58.5
Goodman58.4
FAQ
Where does Goodman beat Vargas?
Goodman scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Vargas leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Goodman vs Vargas score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Goodman: 58.4, Vargas: 58.5.
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