Who is better, Ritchie or Mays?
Willie Mays leads with a GOAT score of 93.8 against 12.7 for JR Ritchie — a gap of 81.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ritchie vs Mays
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Willie Mays above JR Ritchie: 93.8 vs 12.7. Willie Mays leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MaysWinner
93.8Mays wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Ritchie
12.7Ritchie wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Willie Mays
93.8
Mays leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Ritchie — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Willie Mays
2. JR Ritchie
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. 🇺🇸 Willie Mays5 seasons played · career day 1,825152 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ JR Ritchie1 season played · career day 36466 home runs
-56.6% vs Mays at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Ritchie | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| 🇺🇸 Mays | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 152 | 279 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Mays93.8
Ritchie12.7
FAQ
Where does Ritchie beat Mays?
Ritchie does not lead any of the five categories; Mays is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ritchie vs Mays score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ritchie: 12.7, Mays: 93.8.
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