Category profile
- Dominance
- 93
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 13 | |
| 1955 | 27 | |
| 1956 | 26 | |
| 1957 | 44 | |
| 1958 | 30 | |
| 1959 | 39 | |
| 1960 | 40 | |
| 1961 | 34 | |
| 1962 | 45 | |
| 1963 | 44 | |
| 1964 | 24 | |
| 1965 | 32 | |
| 1966 | 44 | |
| 1967 | 39 | |
| 1968 | 29 | |
| 1969 | 44 | |
| 1970 | 38 | |
| 1971 | 47 | |
| 1972 | 34 | |
| 1973 | 40 | |
| 1974 | 20 | |
| 1975 | 12 | |
| 1976 | 10 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Hank Aaron ranks #1 in Baseball
Hank Aaron ranks 1st among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 75th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 93.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 93, Peak 92, Longevity 96, Honours 92, Statistics 96. 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 1954–1976 with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1971, which sets the Peak component at 92. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes home runs 755, career rbis 2297, all-star selections 25, mvp awards 1.
No Baseball athlete in the eligible cohort scores higher, which makes Hank Aaron the data-led Baseball GOAT on the current record. Directly behind is Willie Mays on 93.8. 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.
Hank Aaron GOAT Score explained
- Dominance93/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Aaron stood above the field while competing. Scored 93/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1971. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 96/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.
Top Aaron comparisons
Hank Aaron — frequently asked
- Is Hank Aaron the GOAT?
- On GOAT Rank's verified data, yes for Baseball: Hank Aaron holds the highest Baseball GOAT Score at 93.7, and ranks 75th of 1063 across all sports.
- What is Hank Aaron's GOAT Score?
- 93.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 93 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Hank Aaron rank all time?
- 75th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 1st within Baseball.
- Hank Aaron vs Willie Mays: who ranks higher?
- Willie Mays, on 93.8 against Hank Aaron's 93.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.