Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.283 | |
| 1987 | 0.244 | |
| 1988 | 0.296 | |
| 1989 | 0.342 | |
| 1990 | 0.301 | |
| 1991 | 0.302 | |
| 1992 | 0.304 | |
| 1993 | 0.315 | |
| 1994 | 0.279 | |
| 1995 | 0.319 | |
| 1996 | 0.298 | |
| 1997 | 0.317 | |
| 1998 | 0.309 | |
| 1999 | 0.293 | |
| 2000 | 0.313 | |
| 2001 | 0.256 | |
| 2002 | 0.245 | |
| 2003 | 0.282 | |
| 2004 | 0.289 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Barry Larkin ranks #53 in Baseball
Barry Larkin ranks 53rd among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1156th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 88, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Baseball reference universe of 262 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1986–2004 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1989, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes mvp awards 1, world series titles 1, all-star selections 12, gold gloves 3.
Immediately ahead sits Charlie Gehringer on 88.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Craig Biggio on 88.7. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Barry Larkin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Larkin stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1989. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Larkin comparisons
Barry Larkin — frequently asked
- Is Barry Larkin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Barry Larkin ranks 53rd in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 88.8, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Barry Larkin's GOAT Score?
- 88.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Barry Larkin rank all time?
- 1156th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 53rd within Baseball.
- Barry Larkin vs Charlie Gehringer: who ranks higher?
- Barry Larkin, on 88.8 against Charlie Gehringer's 88.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.