Who is better, Altuve or Machado?
Manny Machado leads with a GOAT score of 73.0 against 72.5 for Jose Altuve — a gap of 0.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Altuve vs Machado
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MachadoWinner
73.0Machado wins: Dominance, Peak
Altuve
72.5Altuve wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Manny Machado
73.0
Machado leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Manny Machado
2. Jose Altuve
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. 🏳️ Jose Altuve5 seasons played · career day 1,825830 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Manny Machado5 seasons played · career day 1,826699 home runs
-15.8% vs Altuve at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Altuve | 0 | 0 | 61 | 228 | 830 | 1,568 |
| 🏳️ Machado | 0 | 0 | 50 | 239 | 511 | 1,456 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AltuveActive · Houston Astros | MachadoActive · San Diego Padres |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 2,108 | 2,049 |
| MLB hits | 2,516 | 2,382 |
| MLB home runs | 271 | 435 |
| MLB award: APP Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | 1 |
| MLB award: SAL Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 2 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 1 | 3 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 8 | 4 |
| MLB award: AL Silver Slugger | 7 | — |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | 1 | 2 |
| MLB award: AL Hank Aaron Award | 1 | — |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | 2 | — |
| MLB award: AL MVP | 1 | — |
| MLB award: ALCS MVP | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award | 1 | — |
| Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year | 1 | — |
| Associated Press Athlete of the Year | 1 | — |
| Silver Slugger Award | 1 | — |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | 1 | — |
| Hank Aaron Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 27 | 13 |
| MLB award: World Baseball Classic Pool C MVP | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Padres MVP | — | 2 |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 71.2 | 72.5 |
| Peak w20% | 72.3 | 75 |
| Longevity w20% | 75 | 73 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 75 | 74.9 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Machado73.0
Altuve72.5
FAQ
Where does Altuve beat Machado?
Altuve scores higher on statistics, longevity. Machado leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Altuve vs Machado score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Altuve: 72.5, Machado: 73.0.
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