Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13 | |
| 1981 | 10 | |
| 1982 | 25 | |
| 1983 | 20 | |
| 1984 | 29 | |
| 1985 | 22 | |
| 1986 | 21 | |
| 1987 | 20 | |
| 1988 | 13 | |
| 1989 | 16 | |
| 1990 | 16 | |
| 1991 | 20 | |
| 1992 | 16 | |
| 1993 | 20 | |
| 1994 | 16 | |
| 1995 | 24 | |
| 1996 | 22 | |
| 1997 | 16 | |
| 1998 | 9 | |
| 1999 | 25 | |
| 2000 | 13 | |
| 2001 | 5 |
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 Harold Baines ranks #185 in Baseball
Harold Baines ranks 185th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1688th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 94, Honours 78, 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 1980–2001 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1984, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career hits 2866, career home runs 384, career rbis 1628, all-star selections 6.
Immediately ahead sits Chick Hafey on 83.1, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Elmer Flick on 83.0. 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.
Harold Baines GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Baines stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1984. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Baines comparisons
Harold Baines — frequently asked
- Is Harold Baines the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Harold Baines ranks 185th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 83.0, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Harold Baines's GOAT Score?
- 83.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Harold Baines rank all time?
- 1688th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 185th within Baseball.
- Harold Baines vs Chick Hafey: who ranks higher?
- Chick Hafey, on 83.1 against Harold Baines's 83.0 — a margin of 0.1 points.