Who is better, Cruz or García?
Yimi García leads with a GOAT score of 51.9 against 51.5 for Oneil Cruz — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cruz vs García
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GarcíaWinner
51.9García wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Cruz
51.5Cruz wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Yimi García
51.9
García leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yimi García
2. Oneil Cruz
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. 🏳️ Oneil Cruz5 seasons played · career day 1,825322 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Yimi García5 seasons played · career day 2,190166 home runs
-48.4% vs Cruz at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Cruz | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 322 | 424 |
| 🏳️ García | 0 | 0 | 9 | 77 | 100 | 363 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CruzActive · Pittsburgh Pirates | GarcíaActive · Toronto Blue Jays |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 474 | 436 |
| MLB hits | 424 | — |
| MLB home runs | 80 | — |
| MLB award: SAL Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | 1 |
| MLB award: EAS Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| Number | 15 | 93 |
| MLB wins | — | 30 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 565 |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 51.9 | 45.9 |
| Peak w20% | 59.7 | 59.8 |
| Longevity w20% | 44.2 | 60.2 |
| Honours w20% | 44 | 32 |
| Statistics w15% | 59.9 | 66.6 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
García51.9
Cruz51.5
FAQ
Where does Cruz beat García?
Cruz scores higher on dominance, honours. García leads on peak, statistics, longevity.
How is the Cruz vs García score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cruz: 51.5, García: 51.9.
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