Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 0.277 | |
| 1927 | 0.317 | |
| 1928 | 0.32 | |
| 1929 | 0.339 | |
| 1930 | 0.33 | |
| 1931 | 0.311 | |
| 1932 | 0.298 | |
| 1933 | 0.325 | |
| 1934 | 0.356 | |
| 1935 | 0.33 | |
| 1936 | 0.354 | |
| 1937 | 0.371 | |
| 1938 | 0.306 | |
| 1939 | 0.325 | |
| 1940 | 0.313 | |
| 1941 | 0.22 | |
| 1942 | 0.267 |
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 Charlie Gehringer ranks #52 in Baseball
Charlie Gehringer ranks 52nd among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1150th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 86, Statistics 94. 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 1924–1942 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1937, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career hits 2839, mvp awards 1, world series titles 1, all-star selections 6.
Immediately ahead sits Justin Verlander on 88.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Barry Larkin on 88.8. 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.
Charlie Gehringer GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gehringer stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1937. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Charlie Gehringer — frequently asked
- Is Charlie Gehringer the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Charlie Gehringer ranks 52nd in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 88.8, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Charlie Gehringer's GOAT Score?
- 88.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Charlie Gehringer rank all time?
- 1150th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 52nd within Baseball.
- Charlie Gehringer vs Justin Verlander: who ranks higher?
- Charlie Gehringer, on 88.8 against Justin Verlander's 88.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.