Who is better, Pederson or d'Arnaud?
Joc Pederson leads with a GOAT score of 70.0 against 69.6 for Travis d'Arnaud — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Pederson vs d'Arnaud
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PedersonWinner
70.0Pederson wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
d'Arnaud
69.6d'Arnaud wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Joc Pederson
70.0
Pederson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Joc Pederson
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. 🏳️ Joc Pederson5 seasons played · career day 1,825361 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Travis d'Arnaud5 seasons played · career day 1,825324 home runs
-10.2% vs Pederson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Pederson | 0 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 361 | 804 |
| 🏳️ 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 | PedersonActive · Texas Rangers | d'ArnaudActive · Los Angeles Angels |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 1,504 | 984 |
| MLB hits | 1,125 | 895 |
| MLB home runs | 262 | 146 |
| 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 | 2 |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Topps Double-A All-Star | 1 | 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 | 1 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 2 | 1 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | 2 | 1 |
| Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame | 1 | — |
| 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 Triple-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 25 |
| Dominance w25% | 70.7 | 69.5 |
| Peak w20% | 71.3 | 69.1 |
| Longevity w20% | 66.6 | 69.8 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 71.7 | 69.4 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Pederson70.0
d'Arnaud69.6
FAQ
Where does d'Arnaud beat Pederson?
d'Arnaud scores higher on longevity. Pederson leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Pederson vs d'Arnaud score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Pederson: 70.0, d'Arnaud: 69.6.
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