Who is better, Naylor or Alcántara?
Josh Naylor leads with a GOAT score of 63.2 against 62.9 for Sandy Alcántara — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Naylor vs Alcántara
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NaylorWinner
63.2Naylor wins: Dominance, Peak
Alcántara
62.9Alcántara wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Josh Naylor
63.2
Naylor leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Josh Naylor
2. Sandy Alcántara
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. 🏳️ Sandy Alcántara5 seasons played · career day 1,825431 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Josh Naylor5 seasons played · career day 1,825424 home runs
-1.6% vs Alcántara at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Naylor | 0 | 0 | 63 | 111 | 424 | 1,036 |
| 🏳️ Alcántara | 0 | 0 | 10 | 40 | 431 | 931 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | NaylorActive · Seattle Mariners | AlcántaraActive · Miami Marlins |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 894 | 212 |
| MLB hits | 1,036 | — |
| MLB home runs | 135 | — |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: CAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: TEX Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: TEX Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 1 | — |
| Number | 12 | 22 |
| MLB wins | — | 65 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 1,083 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: Marlins Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Marlins MVP | — | 2 |
| MLB award: NL Cy Young | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 65.4 | 63.6 |
| Peak w20% | 74.8 | 71.2 |
| Longevity w20% | 50.6 | 53.8 |
| Honours w20% | 56 | 56 |
| Statistics w15% | 70.7 | 71.9 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Naylor63.2
Alcántara62.9
FAQ
Where does Alcántara beat Naylor?
Alcántara scores higher on statistics, longevity. Naylor leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Naylor vs Alcántara score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Naylor: 63.2, Alcántara: 62.9.
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