Consecutive games
2,632
MVP awards
2
All-Star selections
19
Career hits
3,184
Gold Gloves
2
World Series titles
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 28 | |
| 1983 | 27 | |
| 1984 | 27 | |
| 1985 | 26 | |
| 1986 | 25 | |
| 1987 | 27 | |
| 1988 | 23 | |
| 1989 | 21 | |
| 1990 | 21 | |
| 1991 | 34 | |
| 1992 | 14 | |
| 1993 | 24 | |
| 1994 | 13 | |
| 1995 | 17 | |
| 1996 | 26 | |
| 1997 | 17 | |
| 1998 | 14 | |
| 1999 | 18 | |
| 2000 | 15 | |
| 2001 | 14 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Cal Ripken Jr. ranks #113 in Baseball
Cal Ripken Jr. ranks #113 in Baseball and #2445 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.6/100.
The verified career covers 1981–2001 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Consecutive games 2632, MVP awards 2, All-Star selections 19, Career hits 3184.
Nearest context: ahead Dennis Eckersley (87.7); behind Brooks Robinson (87.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Cal Ripken Jr. GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ripken comparisons
Cal Ripken Jr. — frequently asked
- Is Cal Ripken Jr. the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Cal Ripken Jr. ranks #113 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.6/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Cal Ripken Jr.'s GOAT Score?
- 87.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Cal Ripken Jr. rank all time?
- #2445 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #113 in Baseball.
- Cal Ripken Jr. vs Dennis Eckersley: who ranks higher?
- Dennis Eckersley ranks higher at 87.7 versus Cal Ripken Jr. at 87.6, a margin of 0.1 points.