Who is better, Happ or Straw?
Myles Straw leads with a GOAT score of 65.2 against 64.9 for Ian Happ — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Happ vs Straw
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StrawWinner
65.2Straw wins: Dominance, Peak
Happ
64.9Happ wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Myles Straw
65.2
Straw leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Myles Straw
2. Ian Happ
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index 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 · Form index per season1. 🏳️ Myles Straw5 seasons played · career day 1,825473 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Ian Happ5 seasons played · career day 1,825375 home runs
-20.7% vs Straw at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Happ | 0 | 0 | 92 | 182 | 375 | 950 |
| 🏳️ Straw | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 473 | 723 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HappActive · Chicago Cubs | StrawActive · Toronto Blue Jays |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 1,292 | 844 |
| MLB hits | 1,069 | 723 |
| MLB home runs | 197 | 17 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Short-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: CAR Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | 2 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | 4 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America Low Class A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAR Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: TEX Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 65.9 | 68.3 |
| Peak w20% | 63.8 | 74.7 |
| Longevity w20% | 57 | 53.8 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 62 |
| Statistics w15% | 71 | 66.7 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Straw65.2
Happ64.9
FAQ
Where does Happ beat Straw?
Happ scores higher on honours, statistics, longevity. Straw leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Happ vs Straw score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Happ: 64.9, Straw: 65.2.
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