Career hits
2,866
Career home runs
384
Career RBIs
1,628
All-Star selections
6
Seasons played
22
Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Harold Baines ranks #208 in Baseball
Harold Baines ranks #208 in Baseball and #3096 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.0/100.
The verified career covers 1980–2001 and 22 documented seasons. Peak is 84/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career hits 2866, Career home runs 384, Career RBIs 1628, All-Star selections 6.
Nearest context: ahead Chick Hafey (83.1); behind Elmer Flick (83.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Harold Baines GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Baines comparisons
Harold Baines — frequently asked
- Is Harold Baines the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Harold Baines ranks #208 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 83.0/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Harold Baines's GOAT Score?
- 83.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Harold Baines rank all time?
- #3096 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #208 in Baseball.
- Harold Baines vs Chick Hafey: who ranks higher?
- Chick Hafey ranks higher at 83.1 versus Harold Baines at 83.0, a margin of 0.1 points.