Who is better, García or Bradley?
Taj Bradley leads with a GOAT score of 56.0 against 55.9 for Maikel García — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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García vs Bradley
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BradleyWinner
56.0Bradley wins: Peak, Statistics
García
55.9García wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Taj Bradley
56.0
Bradley leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Taj Bradley
2. Maikel García
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. 🏳️ Taj Bradley4 seasons played · career day 1,460742 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Maikel García5 seasons played · career day 1,825516 home runs
-30.5% vs Bradley at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ García | 0 | 0 | 7 | 133 | 516 | 516 |
| 🏳️ Bradley | 0 | 0 | 129 | 283 | 742 | 742 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | GarcíaActive · Kansas City Royals | BradleyActive · Minnesota Twins |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 529 | 106 |
| MLB hits | 516 | — |
| MLB home runs | 30 | — |
| MLB award: APP Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | 2 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | 1 | — |
| MLB award: World Baseball Classic MVP | 1 | — |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | 1 | — |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | 1 | — |
| Number | 11 | 26 |
| MLB wins | — | 37 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 742 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Double-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 59 | 58.5 |
| Peak w20% | 67.9 | 72.9 |
| Longevity w20% | 41 | 37.8 |
| Honours w20% | 50 | 44 |
| Statistics w15% | 62.3 | 69.7 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Bradley56.0
García55.9
FAQ
Where does García beat Bradley?
García scores higher on dominance, honours, longevity. Bradley leads on peak, statistics.
How is the García vs Bradley score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. García: 55.9, Bradley: 56.0.
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