Who is better, deGrom or Pederson?
Jacob deGrom leads with a GOAT score of 70.4 against 70.0 for Joc Pederson — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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deGrom vs Pederson
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deGromWinner
70.4deGrom wins: Peak, Statistics
Pederson
70.0Pederson wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Jacob deGrom
70.4
deGrom leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jacob deGrom
2. Joc Pederson
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. 🏳️ Jacob deGrom5 seasons played · career day 1,8251,000 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Joc Pederson5 seasons played · career day 1,825361 home runs
-63.9% vs deGrom at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ deGrom | 0 | 0 | 144 | 349 | 1,000 | 1,607 |
| 🏳️ Pederson | 0 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 361 | 804 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | deGromActive · Texas Rangers | PedersonActive · Texas Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 290 | 1,504 |
| MLB wins | 107 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 2,047 | — |
| MLB award: Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 4 | 2 |
| MLB award: NL Cy Young | 2 | — |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 4x | — |
| Cy Young Award | 2x | — |
| All-MLB Team | 2x | — |
| Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 48 | — |
| MLB hits | — | 1,125 |
| MLB home runs | — | 262 |
| MLB award: PIO Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Rookie All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Topps Short-Season/Rookie All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | — | 3 |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Topps Double-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: PCL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: PCL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: PCL Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Triple-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 2 |
| Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 70.6 | 70.7 |
| Peak w20% | 73.2 | 71.3 |
| Longevity w20% | 66.6 | 66.6 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.4 | 71.7 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
deGrom70.4
Pederson70.0
FAQ
Where does Pederson beat deGrom?
Pederson scores higher on dominance, honours. deGrom leads on peak, statistics.
How is the deGrom vs Pederson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. deGrom: 70.4, Pederson: 70.0.
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