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Spahn vs Johnson

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JohnsonWinner
90.5

Johnson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Spahn
89.1

Spahn wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Randy Johnson
90.5

Johnson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. 4,875 strikeouts, five Cy Youngs and a perfect game at 40.

1. Randy Johnson
90.5
2. Warren Spahn
89.1

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. 🇺🇸 Warren Spahn5 seasons played · career day 3,28687 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Randy Johnson5 seasons played · career day 2,19165 home runs
-25.3% vs Spahn at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Spahn0000887
🇺🇸 Johnson000734101

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.

MetricSpahnRetiredJohnsonRetired
Career wins363303
Cy Young Awards15
All-Star selections17
World Series titles11
No-hitters2
Strikeouts4,875
World Series MVP1
Perfect games1
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%9490
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%9494

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Johnson90.5
Spahn89.1
The people
Spahn
Johnson

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