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Cobb vs Charleston
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CobbWinner
92.8Cobb wins: Longevity, Statistics
Charleston
92.7Charleston wins: Dominance, Peak
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ty Cobb
92.8
Cobb leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ty Cobb
2. Oscar Charleston
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. 🇺🇸 Ty Cobb5 seasons played · career day 2,5551.9 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Oscar Charleston5 seasons played · career day 3,6521.9 home runs
0.0% vs Cobb at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cobb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.051 | 2.653 |
| 🇺🇸 Charleston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.509 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CobbRetired | CharlestonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Batting titles | 11 | — |
| Career hits | 4,189 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.366 | 0.364 |
| MVP awards | 1 | — |
| Stolen bases | 897 | — |
| Runs scored | 2,246 | — |
| Negro League batting titles | — | 4 |
| Negro World Series titles | — | 2 |
| Seasons played | — | 27 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 96 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Cobb92.8
Charleston92.7
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