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Baseball · Third baseman · United States

Home Run Baker

1908–1922 · Four-time home run leader and a three-time World Series champion.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
87.8
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 75.7
World Series titles
3
Home run titles
4
Career hits
1,838
Career batting average
0.3
Career RBI
987

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
94
Longevity
82
Honours
88
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
19094
19102
191111
191210
191312
19149
19150
191610
19176
19180
19190
192010
19219
19227

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 Home Run Baker ranks #100 in Baseball

Home Run Baker ranks 100th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1280th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 82, Honours 88, 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 1908–1922 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1913, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak 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 world series titles 3, home run titles 4, career hits 1838, career batting average 0.307.

Immediately ahead sits Hugh Duffy on 87.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Luke Appling on 87.8. 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.

Home Run Baker GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Baker stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1913. Scored 94/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours88/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Home Run Baker — frequently asked

Is Home Run Baker the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Home Run Baker ranks 100th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.8, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Home Run Baker's GOAT Score?
87.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Home Run Baker rank all time?
1280th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 100th within Baseball.
Home Run Baker vs Hugh Duffy: who ranks higher?
Home Run Baker, on 87.8 against Hugh Duffy's 87.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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