Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1884 | 0.302 | |
| 1885 | 0.309 | |
| 1886 | 0.316 | |
| 1887 | 0.35 | |
| 1888 | 0.34 | |
| 1889 | 0.32 | |
| 1890 | 0.31 | |
| 1891 | 0.3 | |
| 1892 | 0.29 | |
| 1893 | 0.28 |
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 Bud Fowler ranks #201 in Baseball
Bud Fowler ranks #201 in Baseball and #3045 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.6/100.
The verified career covers 1878–1904 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Seasons in professional baseball 27, Career batting average 0.308, Teams played for 25, Barnstorming teams founded 2.
Nearest context: ahead Shohei Ohtani (83.7); behind Gary Carter (83.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bud Fowler GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Fowler comparisons
Bud Fowler — frequently asked
- Is Bud Fowler the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bud Fowler ranks #201 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 83.6/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Bud Fowler's GOAT Score?
- 83.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Bud Fowler rank all time?
- #3045 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #201 in Baseball.
- Bud Fowler vs Shohei Ohtani: who ranks higher?
- Shohei Ohtani ranks higher at 83.7 versus Bud Fowler at 83.6, a margin of 0.1 points.