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Stearnes vs Wagner

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StearnesWinner
89.8

Stearnes wins: Peak

Wagner
89.8

Wagner wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Turkey Stearnes
89.8

Stearnes leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Led the Negro Leagues in home runs seven times.

1. Turkey Stearnes
89.8
2. Honus Wagner
89.8

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. 🇺🇸 Turkey Stearnes5 seasons played · career day 1,8251.8 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Honus Wagner5 seasons played · career day 2,9201.8 home runs
0.0% vs Stearnes at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Stearnes000.3620.7271.8323.259
🇺🇸 Wagner00000.7342.47

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.

MetricStearnesRetiredWagnerRetired
Negro League home run titles7
Career batting average0.3480.328
Negro League All-Star selections5
Seasons played20
Hall of Fame inductions1
Batting titles8
Career hits3,420
Stolen bases723
World Series titles1
RBI titles4
Dominance w25%9090
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8890
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%9494

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GOAT Rank · the data
Stearnes89.8
Wagner89.8
The people
Stearnes
Wagner

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