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Baseball · Catcher · United States

Gabby Hartnett

1922–1941 · MVP catcher famed for the Homer in the Gloamin' that won the 1938 pennant.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
87.6
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 76.6
MVP awards
1
All-Star selections
6
Career home runs
236
Career batting average
0.3
Pennants won
4

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
88
Honours
84
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
19220.194
19230.268
19240.299
19250.289
19260.275
19270.294
19280.302
19290.273
19300.339
19310.282
19320.271
19330.276
19340.299
19350.344
19360.307
19370.354
19380.274
19390.278
19400.266
19410.3

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 Gabby Hartnett ranks #109 in Baseball

Gabby Hartnett ranks 109th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1299th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 84, Statistics 92. 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 1922–1941 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1937, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes mvp awards 1, all-star selections 6, career home runs 236, career batting average 0.297.

Immediately ahead sits Harmon Killebrew on 87.5, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Goose Gossage on 87.6. 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.

Gabby Hartnett GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Hartnett 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 1937. Scored 92/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Gabby Hartnett — frequently asked

Is Gabby Hartnett the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Gabby Hartnett ranks 109th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.6, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Gabby Hartnett's GOAT Score?
87.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Gabby Hartnett rank all time?
1299th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 109th within Baseball.
Gabby Hartnett vs Harmon Killebrew: who ranks higher?
Gabby Hartnett, on 87.6 against Harmon Killebrew's 87.5 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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