Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 7 | |
| 1994 | 20 | |
| 1995 | 25 | |
| 1996 | 38 | |
| 1997 | 40 | |
| 1998 | 30 | |
| 1999 | 33 | |
| 2000 | 37 | |
| 2001 | 49 | |
| 2002 | 52 | |
| 2003 | 47 | |
| 2004 | 42 | |
| 2005 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 42 | |
| 2007 | 35 | |
| 2008 | 34 | |
| 2009 | 23 | |
| 2010 | 25 | |
| 2011 | 15 | |
| 2012 | 8 |
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 Jim Thome ranks #32 in Baseball
Jim Thome ranks 32nd among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1051st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 89.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 94, Longevity 94, Honours 84, Statistics 96. 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 1991–2012 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, which sets the Peak component at 94. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career home runs 612, all-star selections 5, career walks 1747, career rbi 1699.
Immediately ahead sits Turkey Stearnes on 89.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Roger Clemens on 89.6. 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.
Jim Thome GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Thome stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.
Top Thome comparisons
Jim Thome — frequently asked
- Is Jim Thome the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jim Thome ranks 32nd in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 89.8, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Jim Thome's GOAT Score?
- 89.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jim Thome rank all time?
- 1051st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 32nd within Baseball.
- Jim Thome vs Turkey Stearnes: who ranks higher?
- Jim Thome, on 89.8 against Turkey Stearnes's 89.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.