Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1917 | 3 | |
| 1918 | 19 | |
| 1919 | 10 | |
| 1920 | 23 | |
| 1921 | 22 | |
| 1922 | 17 | |
| 1923 | 21 | |
| 1924 | 22 | |
| 1925 | 12 | |
| 1926 | 12 | |
| 1927 | 19 | |
| 1928 | 25 | |
| 1929 | 17 | |
| 1930 | 16 | |
| 1931 | 17 | |
| 1932 | 6 | |
| 1933 | 4 |
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 Burleigh Grimes ranks #170 in Baseball
Burleigh Grimes ranks #170 in Baseball and #2762 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.8/100.
The verified career covers 1916–1934 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 92/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Career wins 270, World Series titles 1, Career complete games 314, Career innings pitched 4180.
Nearest context: ahead Goose Goslin (85.8); behind Cool Papa Bell (85.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Burleigh Grimes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Burleigh Grimes — frequently asked
- Is Burleigh Grimes the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Burleigh Grimes ranks #170 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 85.8/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Burleigh Grimes's GOAT Score?
- 85.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Burleigh Grimes rank all time?
- #2762 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #170 in Baseball.
- Burleigh Grimes vs Goose Goslin: who ranks higher?
- Burleigh Grimes ranks higher at 85.8 versus Goose Goslin at 85.8, a margin of 0.0 points.