Home runs
714
World Series titles
7
Career OPS
1.2
Batting average
0.3
RBIs
2,214
Pitching ERA
2.3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 100
- Peak
- 99
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 97
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 11 | |
| 1919 | 29 | |
| 1920 | 54 | |
| 1921 | 59 | |
| 1922 | 35 | |
| 1923 | 41 | |
| 1924 | 46 | |
| 1925 | 25 | |
| 1926 | 47 | |
| 1927 | 60 | |
| 1928 | 54 | |
| 1929 | 46 | |
| 1930 | 49 | |
| 1931 | 46 | |
| 1932 | 41 | |
| 1933 | 34 | |
| 1934 | 22 | |
| 1935 | 6 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Babe Ruth ranks #1 in Baseball
Babe Ruth ranks #1 in Baseball and #1107 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 94.6/100.
The verified career covers 1914–1935 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 99/100, with Dominance the strongest category at 100/100 (25% weight). Key metrics: Home runs 714, World Series titles 7, Career OPS 1.164, Batting average 0.342.
Nearest context: ahead —; behind Willie Mays (93.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Babe Ruth GOAT Score explained
- Dominance100/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 100/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak99/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 99/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics97/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 97/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ruth comparisons
Babe Ruth — frequently asked
- Is Babe Ruth the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Babe Ruth ranks #1 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 94.6/100 and #1107 of 5087 across all sports.
- What is Babe Ruth's GOAT Score?
- 94.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 100 (25%), Peak 99 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 97 (15%).
- Where does Babe Ruth rank all time?
- #1107 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #1 in Baseball.
- Babe Ruth vs Willie Mays: who ranks higher?
- Babe Ruth ranks higher at 94.6 versus Willie Mays at 93.8, a margin of 0.8 points.