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Baseball · First baseman · United States

Dan Brouthers

1879–1904 · Five-time batting champion and the dominant slugger of the 1880s.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
90.9
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 78.5
Batting titles
5
Career batting average
0.3
Career hits
2,296
Career OPS
1.0
Seasons played
19

Category profile

Dominance
90
Peak
96
Longevity
88
Honours
86
Statistics
96

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
18810.319
18820.368
18830.374
18840.327
18850.359
18860.37
18870.338
18880.307
18890.373
18900.33
18910.35
18920.335
18930.337
18940.347
18950.3
18960.344

Data sources

  • MLB.com
  • 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 Dan Brouthers ranks #17 in Baseball

Dan Brouthers ranks 17th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 937th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 90, Peak 96, Longevity 88, Honours 86, Statistics 96. 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 1879–1904 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1883, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes batting titles 5, career batting average 0.342, career hits 2296, career ops 0.989.

Immediately ahead sits Stan Musial on 90.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Manny Ramírez on 90.8. 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.

Dan Brouthers GOAT Score explained

Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Brouthers stood above the field while competing. Scored 90/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak96/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1883. Scored 96/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 25 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.

Dan Brouthers — frequently asked

Is Dan Brouthers the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Dan Brouthers ranks 17th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 90.9, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Dan Brouthers's GOAT Score?
90.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Dan Brouthers rank all time?
937th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 17th within Baseball.
Dan Brouthers vs Stan Musial: who ranks higher?
Dan Brouthers, on 90.9 against Stan Musial's 90.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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