Category profile
- Dominance
- 93
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Hank Aaron ranks #3 in Baseball
Hank Aaron ranks #3 in Baseball and #1251 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 93.7/100.
The verified career covers 1954–1976 and 23 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Home runs 755, Career RBIs 2297, All-Star selections 25, MVP awards 1.
Nearest context: ahead Willie Mays (93.8); behind Nap Lajoie (93.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Hank Aaron GOAT Score explained
- Dominance93/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Aaron comparisons
Hank Aaron — frequently asked
- Is Hank Aaron the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Hank Aaron ranks #3 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 93.7/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Hank Aaron's GOAT Score?
- 93.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 93 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Hank Aaron rank all time?
- #1251 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #3 in Baseball.
- Hank Aaron vs Willie Mays: who ranks higher?
- Willie Mays ranks higher at 93.8 versus Hank Aaron at 93.7, a margin of 0.1 points.