Who is better, McCarthy or Akin?
Keegan Akin leads with a GOAT score of 49.6 against 49.5 for Jake McCarthy — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McCarthy vs Akin
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AkinWinner
49.6Akin wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics
McCarthy
49.5McCarthy wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Keegan Akin
49.6
Akin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Keegan Akin
2. Jake McCarthy
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. 🏳️ Jake McCarthy5 seasons played · career day 1,825339 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Keegan Akin5 seasons played · career day 1,826318 home runs
-6.2% vs McCarthy at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 13 | 104 | 339 | 497 |
| 🏳️ Akin | 0 | 0 | 35 | 117 | 221 | 394 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | McCarthyActive · Colorado Rockies | AkinActive · Baltimore Orioles |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 575 | 255 |
| MLB hits | 497 | — |
| MLB home runs | 39 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Diamondbacks Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| Number | 31 | 45 |
| MLB wins | — | 16 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 394 |
| MLB award: EAS Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: EAS Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: INT Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 48.2 | 47.2 |
| Peak w20% | 64.5 | 56.4 |
| Longevity w20% | 44.2 | 47.4 |
| Honours w20% | 32 | 38 |
| Statistics w15% | 61.8 | 62.7 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Akin49.6
McCarthy49.5
FAQ
Where does McCarthy beat Akin?
McCarthy scores higher on peak, dominance. Akin leads on honours, statistics, longevity.
How is the McCarthy vs Akin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McCarthy: 49.5, Akin: 49.6.
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