Career batting average
0.3
Batting titles
2
Career hits
2,597
Career RBI
1,466
Seasons played
16
Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1888 | 0.228 | |
| 1889 | 0.293 | |
| 1890 | 0.296 | |
| 1891 | 0.243 | |
| 1892 | 0.306 | |
| 1893 | 0.368 | |
| 1894 | 0.407 | |
| 1895 | 0.404 | |
| 1896 | 0.397 | |
| 1897 | 0.377 | |
| 1898 | 0.334 | |
| 1899 | 0.41 | |
| 1900 | 0.323 | |
| 1901 | 0.354 | |
| 1902 | 0.376 | |
| 1903 | 0.333 |
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 Ed Delahanty ranks #70 in Baseball
Ed Delahanty ranks #70 in Baseball and #2257 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.5/100.
The verified career covers 1888–1903 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career batting average 0.346, Batting titles 2, Career hits 2597, Career RBI 1466.
Nearest context: ahead Willard Brown (88.5); behind Willie Wells (88.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ed Delahanty GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
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Ed Delahanty — frequently asked
- Is Ed Delahanty the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ed Delahanty ranks #70 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 88.5/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Ed Delahanty's GOAT Score?
- 88.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Ed Delahanty rank all time?
- #2257 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #70 in Baseball.
- Ed Delahanty vs Willard Brown: who ranks higher?
- Ed Delahanty ranks higher at 88.5 versus Willard Brown at 88.5, a margin of 0.0 points.