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Guerrero vs Ashburn

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GuerreroWinner
84.4

Guerrero wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Ashburn
84.2

Ashburn wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇴 Vladimir Guerrero
84.4

Guerrero leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. MVP in 2004 with 449 home runs and a .318 career average.

1. Vladimir Guerrero
84.4
2. Richie Ashburn
84.2

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. 🇩🇴 Vladimir Guerrero5 seasons played · career day 1,826344 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Richie Ashburn5 seasons played · career day 1,8261.5 home runs
-99.6% vs Guerrero at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇩🇴 Guerrero0055117262700
🇺🇸 Ashburn000.3330.6171.2642.83

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.

MetricGuerreroRetiredAshburnRetired
Career home runs449
MVP awards1
All-Star selections96
Silver Sluggers8
Career batting average0.3180.308
Batting titles2
Career hits2,574
Career walks1,198
Dominance w25%8280
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%7884
Honours w20%8278
Statistics w15%9092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Guerrero84.4
Ashburn84.2
The people
Guerrero
Ashburn

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