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Munson vs Beckley

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BeckleyWinner
85.2

Beckley wins: Longevity, Statistics

Munson
85.1

Munson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jake Beckley
85.2

Beckley leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Collected 2,930 hits and the career record for triples by a first baseman.

1. Jake Beckley
85.2
2. Thurman Munson
85.1

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 season
1. 🇺🇸 Jake Beckley5 seasons played · career day 1,8261.5 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Thurman Munson5 seasons played · career day 2,1901.4 home runs
-6.7% vs Beckley at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Munson0000.3021.1342.323
🇺🇸 Beckley000.3430.6441.262.794

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricMunsonRetiredBeckleyRetired
MVP awards1
World Series titles2
Gold Gloves3
All-Star selections7
Career batting average0.2920.308
Career hits2,930
Career triples243
Games at first base2,377
Seasons played20
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%9488
Longevity w20%7494
Honours w20%8676
Statistics w15%9294

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GOAT Rank · the data
Beckley85.2
Munson85.1
The people
Munson
Beckley

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