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Gunnar Henderson

2022–present · AL Rookie of the Year in 2023 and a Silver Slugger shortstop.

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

Pure sporting data
79.0
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 67.6
Rookie of the Year awards
1
Silver Sluggers
1
All-Star selections
1
Career home runs
80
Best season home runs
37

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
90
Longevity
64
Honours
76
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
20224
202328
202437
202525

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 Gunnar Henderson ranks #189 in Baseball

Gunnar Henderson ranks 189th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1852nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 64, Honours 76, Statistics 90. 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 2022–present with 4 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2024, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes rookie of the year awards 1, silver sluggers 1, all-star selections 1, career home runs 80.

Immediately ahead sits Mookie Betts on 79.8, a gap of 0.8 points. Directly behind is Aaron Judge on 78.8. 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.

Gunnar Henderson GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Henderson stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2024. Scored 90/100.
Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 4 years of competition and 4 recorded seasons. Scored 64/100.
Honours76/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Gunnar Henderson — frequently asked

Is Gunnar Henderson the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Gunnar Henderson ranks 189th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 79.0, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Gunnar Henderson's GOAT Score?
79.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Gunnar Henderson rank all time?
1852nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 189th within Baseball.
Gunnar Henderson vs Mookie Betts: who ranks higher?
Mookie Betts, on 79.8 against Gunnar Henderson's 79.0 — a margin of 0.8 points.
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