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Baseball · Shortstop · United States

George Davis

1890–1909 · Switch-hitting shortstop who starred in the 1906 World Series win.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
86.3
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 76.0
Career hits
2,665
Career batting average
0.3
Career stolen bases
616
World Series titles
1
Seasons played
20

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
90
Longevity
90
Honours
80
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
18900.264
18910.289
18920.241
18930.355
18940.352
18950.34
18960.32
18970.353
18980.307
18990.337
19000.319
19010.301
19020.299
19030.285
19040.252
19050.278
19060.277
19070.238
19080.217
19090.132

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 George Davis ranks #146 in Baseball

George Davis ranks 146th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1443rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 90, Honours 80, 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 1890–1909 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1893, which sets the Peak component at 90. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career hits 2665, career batting average 0.295, career stolen bases 616, world series titles 1.

Immediately ahead sits Ted Simmons on 86.4, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Mickey Cochrane on 86.2. 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.

George Davis GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Davis stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1893. Scored 90/100.
Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

George Davis — frequently asked

Is George Davis the GOAT?
Not on the current data. George Davis ranks 146th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 86.3, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is George Davis's GOAT Score?
86.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does George Davis rank all time?
1443rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 146th within Baseball.
George Davis vs Ted Simmons: who ranks higher?
Ted Simmons, on 86.4 against George Davis's 86.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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