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Baseball · Second baseman · United States

Johnny Evers

1902–1929 · MVP in 1914 and the middle man of Tinker to Evers to Chance.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
85.9
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 75.3
World Series titles
3
MVP awards
1
Career hits
1,659
Career stolen bases
324
Seasons played
18

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
90
Longevity
86
Honours
86
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
19030.293
19040.265
19050.276
19060.255
19070.25
19080.3
19090.263
19100.263
19110.226
19120.341
19130.284
19140.279
19150.263
19160.216
19170.224
19180.242

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 Johnny Evers ranks #157 in Baseball

Johnny Evers ranks 157th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1478th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 86, 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 1902–1929 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1912, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world series titles 3, mvp awards 1, career hits 1659, career stolen bases 324.

Immediately ahead sits Bill Mazeroski on 85.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Goose Goslin on 85.8. 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.

Johnny Evers GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Evers stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1912. Scored 90/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 27 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Johnny Evers — frequently asked

Is Johnny Evers the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Johnny Evers ranks 157th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 85.9, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Johnny Evers's GOAT Score?
85.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Johnny Evers rank all time?
1478th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 157th within Baseball.
Johnny Evers vs Bill Mazeroski: who ranks higher?
Johnny Evers, on 85.9 against Bill Mazeroski's 85.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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