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Cobb vs Johnson
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CobbWinner
92.8Cobb wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Johnson
91.7Johnson wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ty Cobb
92.8
Cobb leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ty Cobb
2. Walter Johnson
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. 🇺🇸 Walter Johnson5 seasons played · career day 2,191110 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Ty Cobb5 seasons played · career day 2,5551.9 home runs
-98.3% vs Johnson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cobb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.051 | 2.653 |
| 🇺🇸 Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 77 | 201 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CobbRetired | JohnsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Batting titles | 11 | — |
| Career hits | 4,189 | — |
| Career batting average | 0.366 | — |
| MVP awards | 1 | 2 |
| Stolen bases | 897 | — |
| Runs scored | 2,246 | — |
| Career wins | — | 417 |
| Shutouts | — | 110 |
| Strikeouts | — | 3,509 |
| World Series titles | — | 1 |
| Career ERA | — | 2.17 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 95 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Cobb92.8
Johnson91.7
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