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Hoffman vs Beckley

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HoffmanWinner
85.2

Hoffman wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Beckley
85.2

Beckley wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Trevor Hoffman
85.2

Hoffman leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Retired with 601 saves, the first pitcher past the 600 mark.

1. Trevor Hoffman
85.2
2. Jake Beckley
85.2

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. 🇺🇸 Trevor Hoffman5 seasons played · career day 1,825336 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jake Beckley5 seasons played · career day 1,8261.5 home runs
-99.6% vs Hoffman at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hoffman0060124336668
🇺🇸 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.

MetricHoffmanRetiredBeckleyRetired
Career saves601
Seasons with 40+ saves9
All-Star selections7
Cy Young runner-up finishes2
Career ERA2.87
Career hits2,930
Career triples243
Career batting average0.308
Games at first base2,377
Seasons played20
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8694
Honours w20%8076
Statistics w15%9094

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hoffman85.2
Beckley85.2
The people
Hoffman
Beckley

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