Who is better, Cole or Mays?
Willie Mays leads with a GOAT score of 93.8 against 18.1 for Zach Cole — a gap of 75.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cole vs Mays
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Willie Mays above Zach Cole: 93.8 vs 18.1. Willie Mays leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MaysWinner
93.8Mays wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Cole
18.1Cole wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Willie Mays
93.8
Mays leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Cole — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Willie Mays
2. Zach Cole
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. 🇺🇸 Willie Mays5 seasons played · career day 1,825152 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Zach Cole2 seasons played · career day 72920 home runs
-86.8% vs Mays at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Cole | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 🇺🇸 Mays | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 152 | 279 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ColeActive · Houston Astros | MaysRetired |
|---|---|---|
| MLB games | 34 | — |
| MLB hits | 20 | — |
| MLB home runs | 7 | — |
| MLB award: CAR Post-Season All-Star | 1 | — |
| MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star | 1 | — |
| Number | 16 | — |
| Home runs | — | 660 |
| MVP awards | — | 2 |
| Gold Gloves | — | 12 |
| All-Star selections | — | 24 |
| World Series titles | — | 1 |
| Career hits | — | 3,293 |
| Dominance w25% | 18.2 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 22.8 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 16.2 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 14.2 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 19.5 | 95 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Mays93.8
Cole18.1
FAQ
Where does Cole beat Mays?
Cole does not lead any of the five categories; Mays is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Cole vs Mays score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cole: 18.1, Mays: 93.8.
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