Who is better, deGrom or d'Arnaud?
Jacob deGrom leads with a GOAT score of 70.4 against 69.6 for Travis d'Arnaud — a gap of 0.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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deGrom vs d'Arnaud
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deGromWinner
70.4deGrom wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
d'Arnaud
69.6d'Arnaud wins: Longevity, 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. Travis d'Arnaud
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. 🏳️ Jacob deGrom5 seasons played · career day 1,8251,000 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Travis d'Arnaud5 seasons played · career day 1,825324 home runs
-67.6% 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 |
| 🏳️ d'Arnaud | 0 | 0 | 20 | 113 | 324 | 602 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | deGromActive · Texas Rangers | d'ArnaudActive · Los Angeles Angels |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 290 | 984 |
| MLB wins | 107 | — |
| MLB strikeouts | 2,047 | — |
| MLB award: Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 4 | 1 |
| 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 | 25 |
| MLB hits | — | 895 |
| MLB home runs | — | 146 |
| MLB award: NYP Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: FSL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: EAS Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: EAS Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Double-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Topps Double-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: Topps Triple-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Triple-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | — | 1 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 70.6 | 69.5 |
| Peak w20% | 73.2 | 69.1 |
| Longevity w20% | 66.6 | 69.8 |
| Honours w20% | 68 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.4 | 69.4 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
deGrom70.4
d'Arnaud69.6
FAQ
Where does d'Arnaud beat deGrom?
d'Arnaud scores higher on honours, longevity. deGrom leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the deGrom vs d'Arnaud score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. deGrom: 70.4, d'Arnaud: 69.6.
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