Who is better, Hoerner or Lewis?
Royce Lewis leads with a GOAT score of 55.6 against 55.5 for Nico Hoerner — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hoerner vs Lewis
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LewisWinner
55.6Lewis wins: Dominance, Honours
Hoerner
55.5Hoerner wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Royce Lewis
55.6
Lewis leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Royce Lewis
2. Nico Hoerner
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. 🏳️ Nico Hoerner5 seasons played · career day 1,825401 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Royce Lewis5 seasons played · career day 1,825338 home runs
-15.7% vs Hoerner at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Hoerner | 0 | 0 | 22 | 46 | 401 | 901 |
| 🏳️ Lewis | 0 | 0 | 12 | 79 | 338 | 338 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HoernerActive · Chicago Cubs | LewisActive · Minnesota Twins |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 860 | 380 |
| MLB hits | 901 | 338 |
| MLB home runs | 44 | 60 |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | 2 |
| MLB award: Rawlings NL Gold Glove | 2 | — |
| MLB award: Baseball America Rookie All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: MID Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: MID Post-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: Baseball America Low Class A All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| MLB award: AFL Rising Stars MVP | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 23 |
| Dominance w25% | 53.7 | 59.9 |
| Peak w20% | 69.4 | 51.8 |
| Longevity w20% | 50.6 | 41 |
| Honours w20% | 38 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 69.5 | 56.5 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lewis55.6
Hoerner55.5
FAQ
Where does Hoerner beat Lewis?
Hoerner scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Lewis leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Hoerner vs Lewis score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hoerner: 55.5, Lewis: 55.6.
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