Who is better, Báez or Arenado?
Javier Báez leads with a GOAT score of 71.0 against 70.8 for Nolan Arenado — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Báez vs Arenado
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BáezWinner
71.0Báez wins: Dominance, Peak
Arenado
70.8Arenado wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Javier Báez
71.0
Báez leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Javier Báez
2. Nolan Arenado
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. 🏳️ Nolan Arenado5 seasons played · career day 1,825800 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Javier Báez5 seasons played · career day 1,825477 home runs
-40.4% vs Arenado at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Báez | 0 | 0 | 36 | 58 | 477 | 1,069 |
| 🏳️ Arenado | 0 | 0 | 130 | 254 | 800 | 1,357 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BáezActive · Detroit Tigers | ArenadoActive · Arizona Diamondbacks |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 1,405 | 1,936 |
| MLB hits | 1,382 | 2,054 |
| MLB home runs | 227 | 382 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 4 | 2 |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: FSL Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America Triple-A All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NLCS MVP | 1 | — |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | 1 | — |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 2 | 8 |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | 1 | 5 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | 1 | 10 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 1 | — |
| League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award | 1 | — |
| Fielding Bible Award | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award | 1 | 1 |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | 1 | 1 |
| Number | 28 | 28 |
| MLB award: CAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: TEX Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 71.9 | 70.2 |
| Peak w20% | 73.8 | 70.3 |
| Longevity w20% | 66.6 | 69.8 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 73.2 | 74.7 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Báez71.0
Arenado70.8
FAQ
Where does Arenado beat Báez?
Arenado scores higher on statistics, longevity. Báez leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Báez vs Arenado score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Báez: 71.0, Arenado: 70.8.
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