Who is better, Semien or Arenado?
Nolan Arenado leads with a GOAT score of 70.8 against 70.7 for Marcus Semien — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Semien vs Arenado
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ArenadoWinner
70.8Arenado wins: Statistics
Semien
70.7Semien wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Nolan Arenado
70.8
Arenado leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Nolan Arenado
2. Marcus Semien
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. 🏳️ Nolan Arenado5 seasons played · career day 1,825800 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Marcus Semien5 seasons played · career day 1,825435 home runs
-45.6% vs Arenado at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Semien | 0 | 0 | 18 | 72 | 435 | 1,003 |
| 🏳️ Arenado | 0 | 0 | 130 | 254 | 800 | 1,357 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SemienActive · New York Mets | ArenadoActive · Arizona Diamondbacks |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 1,766 | 1,936 |
| MLB hits | 1,718 | 2,054 |
| MLB home runs | 268 | 382 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 3 | 2 |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | 3 | — |
| MLB award: Rawlings AL Gold Glove | 2 | — |
| MLB award: AL Silver Slugger | 2 | — |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | 1 | — |
| Rawlings Gold Glove Award | 1 | 1 |
| Silver Slugger Award | 1 | 1 |
| Number | 10 | 28 |
| MLB award: CAL Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: TEX Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | — | 10 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | — | 8 |
| MLB award: NL Silver Slugger | — | 5 |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 70.2 | 70.2 |
| Peak w20% | 70.3 | 70.3 |
| Longevity w20% | 69.8 | 69.8 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.2 | 74.7 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Arenado70.8
Semien70.7
FAQ
Where does Semien beat Arenado?
Semien does not lead any of the five categories; Arenado is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Semien vs Arenado score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Semien: 70.7, Arenado: 70.8.
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