Who is better, Mateo or Yarbrough?
Jorge Mateo leads with a GOAT score of 55.8 against 55.8 for Ryan Yarbrough — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Mateo vs Yarbrough
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MateoWinner
55.8Mateo wins: Dominance, Honours
Yarbrough
55.8Yarbrough wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Jorge Mateo
55.8
Mateo leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jorge Mateo
2. Ryan Yarbrough
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. 🏳️ Ryan Yarbrough5 seasons played · career day 1,825467 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Jorge Mateo5 seasons played · career day 1,826322 home runs
-31.0% vs Yarbrough at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Mateo | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 278 | 418 |
| 🏳️ Yarbrough | 0 | 0 | 128 | 245 | 467 | 830 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MateoActive · Tampa Bay Rays | YarbroughActive · New York Yankees |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 584 | 252 |
| MLB hits | 418 | — |
| MLB home runs | 44 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 3 | 2 |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | 2 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America Double-A All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: PCL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB wins | — | 71 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 830 |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 33 |
| Dominance w25% | 57.5 | 53 |
| Peak w20% | 52.9 | 62.1 |
| Longevity w20% | 47.4 | 53.8 |
| Honours w20% | 62 | 44 |
| Statistics w15% | 59.6 | 70.3 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Mateo55.8
Yarbrough55.8
FAQ
Where does Yarbrough beat Mateo?
Yarbrough scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Mateo leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Mateo vs Yarbrough score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Mateo: 55.8, Yarbrough: 55.8.
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