Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 0.254 | |
| 1916 | 0.212 | |
| 1917 | 0.243 | |
| 1918 | 0.265 | |
| 1919 | 0.272 | |
| 1920 | 0.299 | |
| 1921 | 0.318 | |
| 1922 | 0.321 | |
| 1923 | 0.304 | |
| 1924 | 0.279 | |
| 1925 | 0.319 | |
| 1926 | 0.311 | |
| 1927 | 0.243 | |
| 1928 | 0.247 | |
| 1929 | 0.277 | |
| 1930 | 0.059 |
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 Dave Bancroft ranks #172 in Baseball
Dave Bancroft ranks 172nd among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1579th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 88, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1915–1930 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1922, which sets the Peak component at 88. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world series titles 2, career hits 2004, career batting average 0.279, seasons played 16.
Immediately ahead sits Hideo Nomo on 84.7, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Andy Cooper on 84.7. 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.
Dave Bancroft GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bancroft stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1922. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Dave Bancroft — frequently asked
- Is Dave Bancroft the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dave Bancroft ranks 172nd in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 84.6, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Dave Bancroft's GOAT Score?
- 84.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dave Bancroft rank all time?
- 1579th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 172nd within Baseball.
- Dave Bancroft vs Hideo Nomo: who ranks higher?
- Hideo Nomo, on 84.7 against Dave Bancroft's 84.6 — a margin of 0.1 points.