Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 55 | |
| 1992 | 69 | |
| 1993 | 83 | |
| 1994 | 97 | |
| 1995 | 91 | |
| 1996 | 86 | |
| 1997 | 80 | |
| 1998 | 74 | |
| 1999 | 69 | |
| 2000 | 63 | |
| 2001 | 58 | |
| 2002 | 52 | |
| 2003 | 46 | |
| 2004 | 41 | |
| 2005 | 35 |
Data sources
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Baseball-Reference
- MLB official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jeff Bagwell ranks #193 in Baseball
Jeff Bagwell ranks 193rd among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2781st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 94, Longevity 76, Honours 82, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Baseball reference universe of 234 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1991–2005 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1994, 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 career home runs 449, mvp awards 1, career rbis 1529, all-star selections 4.
Immediately ahead sits Andre Dawson on 84.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Vladimir Guerrero on 84.4. 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.
Jeff Bagwell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Bagwell stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1994. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Bagwell comparisons
Jeff Bagwell — frequently asked
- Is Jeff Bagwell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jeff Bagwell ranks 193rd in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 84.4, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Jeff Bagwell's GOAT Score?
- 84.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jeff Bagwell rank all time?
- 2781st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 193rd within Baseball.
- Jeff Bagwell vs Andre Dawson: who ranks higher?
- Jeff Bagwell, on 84.4 against Andre Dawson's 84.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.