Who is better, Yarbrough or Yamamoto?
Yoshinobu Yamamoto leads with a GOAT score of 55.9 against 55.8 for Ryan Yarbrough — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Yarbrough vs Yamamoto
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YamamotoWinner
55.9Yamamoto wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Yarbrough
55.8Yarbrough wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Yoshinobu Yamamoto
55.9
Yamamoto leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto
2. Ryan Yarbrough
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. 🏳️ Yoshinobu Yamamoto3 seasons played · career day 1,095488 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Ryan Yarbrough5 seasons played · career day 1,825467 home runs
-4.3% vs Yamamoto at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Yarbrough | 0 | 0 | 128 | 245 | 467 | 830 |
| 🏳️ Yamamoto | 0 | 0 | 105 | 306 | 488 | 488 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | YarbroughActive · New York Yankees | YamamotoActive · Los Angeles Dodgers |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 252 | 76 |
| MLB wins | 71 | 33 |
| MLB strikeouts | 830 | 488 |
| MLB award: SOU Mid-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: SOU Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 2 | — |
| Number | 33 | 18 |
| MLB award: World Series Championship | — | 2 |
| MLB award: NL All-Star | — | 2 |
| MLB award: Willie Mays World Series MVP | — | 1 |
| Best Nine Award | — | 1 |
| Eiji Sawamura Award | — | 1 |
| Mitsui Golden Glove Award | — | 1 |
| Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award | — | 1 |
| Major League Baseball All-Star | — | 1 |
| World Series Most Valuable Player Award | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 53 | 60.3 |
| Peak w20% | 62.1 | 70.6 |
| Longevity w20% | 53.8 | 34.6 |
| Honours w20% | 44 | 50 |
| Statistics w15% | 70.3 | 65.2 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Yamamoto55.9
Yarbrough55.8
FAQ
Where does Yarbrough beat Yamamoto?
Yarbrough scores higher on statistics, longevity. Yamamoto leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Yarbrough vs Yamamoto score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Yarbrough: 55.8, Yamamoto: 55.9.
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