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Baseball · Pitcher · United States

Jesse Haines

1918–1937 · Won 210 games and three World Series with the Cardinals.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
84.9
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 75.7
World Series titles
3
Career wins
210
Career complete games
209
No-hitters
1
Seasons played
19

Category profile

Dominance
76
Peak
88
Longevity
92
Honours
82
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
192013
192118
192211
192320
19248
192513
192613
192724
192820
192913
193013
193112
19323
19339
19344
19356
19367
19373

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 Jesse Haines ranks #168 in Baseball

Jesse Haines ranks 168th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1562nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 92, Honours 82, 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 1918–1937 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1927, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world series titles 3, career wins 210, career complete games 209, no-hitters 1.

Immediately ahead sits Stan Coveleski on 85.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Frank Grant on 84.9. 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.

Jesse Haines GOAT Score explained

Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Haines stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1927. Scored 88/100.
Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
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.

Jesse Haines — frequently asked

Is Jesse Haines the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Jesse Haines ranks 168th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 84.9, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Jesse Haines's GOAT Score?
84.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Jesse Haines rank all time?
1562nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 168th within Baseball.
Jesse Haines vs Stan Coveleski: who ranks higher?
Stan Coveleski, on 85.0 against Jesse Haines's 84.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.
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