Who is better, Pederson or Perez?
Salvador Perez 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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Pederson vs Perez
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PerezWinner
70.4Perez wins: Longevity, Statistics
Pederson
70.0Pederson wins: Dominance, Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Salvador Perez
70.4
Perez leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Salvador Perez
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. 🏳️ Salvador Perez5 seasons played · career day 1,825569 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Joc Pederson5 seasons played · career day 1,825361 home runs
-36.6% vs Perez at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Pederson | 0 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 361 | 804 |
| 🏳️ Perez | 0 | 0 | 49 | 136 | 569 | 942 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PedersonActive · Texas Rangers | PerezActive · Kansas City Royals |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 1,504 | 1,856 |
| MLB hits | 1,125 | 1,842 |
| MLB home runs | 262 | 323 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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: NL All-Star | 2 | — |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | 2 | 1 |
| Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame | 1 | — |
| MLB award: CAR Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: TEX Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: TEX Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: VWL Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | — | 9 |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | — | 5 |
| MLB award: Willie Mays World Series MVP | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AL Silver Slugger | — | 5 |
| MLB award: World Baseball Classic Pool D MVP | — | 1 |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | — | 1 |
| World Series Most Valuable Player Award | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award | — | 1 |
| Roberto Clemente Award | — | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 13 |
| Dominance w25% | 70.7 | 68.7 |
| Peak w20% | 71.3 | 67.3 |
| Longevity w20% | 66.6 | 73 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 71.7 | 74.3 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Perez70.4
Pederson70.0
FAQ
Where does Pederson beat Perez?
Pederson scores higher on peak, dominance. Perez leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Pederson vs Perez score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pederson: 70.0, Perez: 70.4.
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