Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 6 | |
| 1900 | 15 | |
| 1901 | 21 | |
| 1902 | 28 | |
| 1903 | 21 | |
| 1904 | 41 | |
| 1905 | 19 | |
| 1906 | 23 | |
| 1907 | 10 | |
| 1908 | 14 | |
| 1909 | 0 |
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 Jack Chesbro ranks #174 in Baseball
Jack Chesbro ranks 174th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1588th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 96, Longevity 74, Honours 80, 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 1899–1909 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1904, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak 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 career wins 198, single-season wins record 41, career era 2.68, career complete games 260.
Immediately ahead sits Andy Cooper on 84.7, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Richie Ashburn on 84.2. 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.
Jack Chesbro GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Chesbro stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1904. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Chesbro comparisons
Jack Chesbro — frequently asked
- Is Jack Chesbro the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jack Chesbro ranks 174th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 84.5, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Jack Chesbro's GOAT Score?
- 84.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jack Chesbro rank all time?
- 1588th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 174th within Baseball.
- Jack Chesbro vs Andy Cooper: who ranks higher?
- Andy Cooper, on 84.7 against Jack Chesbro's 84.5 — a margin of 0.2 points.