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Baseball · Outfielder · United States

Goose Goslin

1921–1938 · Batting champion and World Series winner with Washington and Detroit.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
85.8
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 75.5
World Series titles
2
Career hits
2,735
Career RBIs
1,612
Career batting average
0.3
Batting titles
1

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
90
Longevity
88
Honours
82
Statistics
92

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
19210.26
19220.324
19230.3
19240.344
19250.334
19260.354
19270.334
19280.379
19290.288
19300.308
19310.328
19320.299
19330.297
19340.305
19350.292
19360.315
19370.238
19380.158

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 Goose Goslin ranks #158 in Baseball

Goose Goslin ranks 158th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1482nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 88, Honours 82, 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 1921–1938 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1928, 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 world series titles 2, career hits 2735, career rbis 1612, career batting average 0.316.

Immediately ahead sits Johnny Evers on 85.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Burleigh Grimes on 85.8. 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.

Goose Goslin GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Goslin stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1928. Scored 90/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.

Goose Goslin — frequently asked

Is Goose Goslin the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Goose Goslin ranks 158th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 85.8, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Goose Goslin's GOAT Score?
85.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Goose Goslin rank all time?
1482nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 158th within Baseball.
Goose Goslin vs Johnny Evers: who ranks higher?
Johnny Evers, on 85.9 against Goose Goslin's 85.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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