Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 0.327 | |
| 1932 | 0.314 | |
| 1933 | 0.279 | |
| 1934 | 0.303 | |
| 1935 | 0.341 | |
| 1936 | 0.334 | |
| 1937 | 0.335 | |
| 1938 | 0.277 | |
| 1939 | 0.307 | |
| 1940 | 0.292 | |
| 1941 | 0.291 | |
| 1942 | 0.256 | |
| 1943 | 0.33 | |
| 1944 | 0.288 | |
| 1945 | 0.213 |
Data sources
- MLB
- 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 Billy Herman ranks #176 in Baseball
Billy Herman ranks 176th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1616th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 86, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1931–1947 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1935, which sets the Peak component at 88. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes all-star selections 10, career hits 2345, career batting average 0.304, pennants won 4.
Immediately ahead sits Richie Ashburn on 84.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Nomar Garciaparra on 84.2. 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.
Billy Herman GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Herman stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1935. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Herman comparisons
Billy Herman — frequently asked
- Is Billy Herman the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Billy Herman ranks 176th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 84.2, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Billy Herman's GOAT Score?
- 84.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Billy Herman rank all time?
- 1616th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 176th within Baseball.
- Billy Herman vs Richie Ashburn: who ranks higher?
- Billy Herman, on 84.2 against Richie Ashburn's 84.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.