Negro League pennants
9
Negro World Series titles
2
Career batting average
0.3
All-Star selections
12
Seasons played
18
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 0.324 | |
| 1935 | 0.35 | |
| 1936 | 0.371 | |
| 1937 | 0.343 | |
| 1938 | 0.38 | |
| 1939 | 0.357 | |
| 1940 | 0.36 | |
| 1941 | 0.348 | |
| 1942 | 0.33 | |
| 1943 | 0.325 | |
| 1944 | 0.31 | |
| 1945 | 0.3 | |
| 1946 | 0.29 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Buck Leonard ranks #35 in Baseball
Buck Leonard ranks #35 in Baseball and #2027 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.7/100.
The verified career covers 1933–1950 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Negro League pennants 9, Negro World Series titles 2, Career batting average 0.343, All-Star selections 12.
Nearest context: ahead Rod Carew (89.7); behind Tony Gwynn (89.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Buck Leonard GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Leonard comparisons
Buck Leonard — frequently asked
- Is Buck Leonard the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Buck Leonard ranks #35 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 89.7/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Buck Leonard's GOAT Score?
- 89.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Buck Leonard rank all time?
- #2027 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #35 in Baseball.
- Buck Leonard vs Rod Carew: who ranks higher?
- Buck Leonard ranks higher at 89.7 versus Rod Carew at 89.7, a margin of 0.0 points.