Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 | |
| 1991 | 32 | |
| 1992 | 24 | |
| 1993 | 41 | |
| 1994 | 38 | |
| 1995 | 40 | |
| 1996 | 40 | |
| 1997 | 35 | |
| 1998 | 29 | |
| 1999 | 15 | |
| 2000 | 43 | |
| 2001 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 28 | |
| 2003 | 42 | |
| 2004 | 18 | |
| 2005 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 39 | |
| 2007 | 26 | |
| 2008 | 5 |
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 Frank Thomas ranks #53 in Baseball
Frank Thomas ranks 53rd among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 515th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 84, Honours 84, 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 1990–2008 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, 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 mvp awards 2, career home runs 521, all-star selections 5, batting titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Johnny Bench on 87.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mike Piazza on 87.1. 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.
Frank Thomas GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Thomas stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Thomas comparisons
Frank Thomas — frequently asked
- Is Frank Thomas the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Frank Thomas ranks 53rd in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.1, behind Hank Aaron on 93.7.
- What is Frank Thomas's GOAT Score?
- 87.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Frank Thomas rank all time?
- 515th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 53rd within Baseball.
- Frank Thomas vs Johnny Bench: who ranks higher?
- Frank Thomas, on 87.1 against Johnny Bench's 87.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.