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Johnson vs Musial

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JohnsonWinner
91.7

Johnson wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Musial
90.9

Musial wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Walter Johnson
91.7

Johnson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. 417 wins, 110 shutouts and a 1.09 ERA season nobody has matched.

1. Walter Johnson
91.7
2. Stan Musial
90.9

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. 🇺🇸 Walter Johnson5 seasons played · career day 2,191110 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Stan Musial5 seasons played · career day 2,1901.7 home runs
-98.5% vs Johnson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Johnson0001477201
🇺🇸 Musial0000.3151.3842.756

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.

MetricJohnsonRetiredMusialRetired
Career wins417
Shutouts110
Strikeouts3,509
MVP awards23
World Series titles13
Career ERA2.17
Batting titles7
Career hits3,630
All-Star selections24
Home runs475
Dominance w25%9289
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%9094
Honours w20%8889
Statistics w15%9594

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GOAT Rank · the data
Johnson91.7
Musial90.9
The people
Johnson
Musial

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