Who is better, Machado or Goldschmidt?
Manny Machado leads with a GOAT score of 73.0 against 71.6 for Paul Goldschmidt — a gap of 1.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Machado vs Goldschmidt
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MachadoWinner
73.0Machado wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Goldschmidt
71.6Goldschmidt wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Manny Machado
73.0
Machado leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Manny Machado
2. Paul Goldschmidt
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. 🏳️ Manny Machado5 seasons played · career day 1,826699 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Paul Goldschmidt5 seasons played · career day 1,825672 home runs
-3.9% vs Machado at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Machado | 0 | 0 | 50 | 239 | 511 | 1,456 |
| 🏳️ Goldschmidt | 0 | 0 | 39 | 186 | 672 | 1,337 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MachadoActive · San Diego Padres | GoldschmidtActive · New York Yankees |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 2,049 | 2,178 |
| MLB hits | 2,382 | 2,277 |
| MLB home runs | 435 | 390 |
| MLB award: SAL Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 2 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 4 | — |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | 2 | — |
| MLB award: World Baseball Classic Pool C MVP | 1 | — |
| MLB award: Padres MVP | 2 | — |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | 3 | 5 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | 3 | 7 |
| Number | 13 | 48 |
| MLB award: CAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: CAL Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Topps Class A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Double-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Topps Double-A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Diamondbacks MVP Award | — | 5 |
| MLB award: NL Hank Aaron Award | — | 2 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | — | 4 |
| MLB award: NL MVP | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | — | 1 |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | — | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award | — | 1 |
| Hank Aaron Award | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 72.5 | 69.8 |
| Peak w20% | 75 | 69.7 |
| Longevity w20% | 73 | 75 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.9 | 74.8 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Machado73.0
Goldschmidt71.6
FAQ
Where does Goldschmidt beat Machado?
Goldschmidt scores higher on longevity. Machado leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Machado vs Goldschmidt score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Machado: 73.0, Goldschmidt: 71.6.
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