Career batting average
0.4
Negro League titles
9
Home run titles
6
Batting titles
4
All-Star selections
12
Hall of Fame inductions
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 0.362 | |
| 1933 | 0.4 | |
| 1934 | 0.336 | |
| 1935 | 0.355 | |
| 1936 | 0.374 | |
| 1937 | 0.39 | |
| 1938 | 0.356 | |
| 1939 | 0.34 | |
| 1940 | 0.37 | |
| 1941 | 0.353 | |
| 1942 | 0.466 | |
| 1943 | 0.38 | |
| 1944 | 0.338 | |
| 1945 | 0.3 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Josh Gibson ranks #102 in Baseball
Josh Gibson ranks #102 in Baseball and #2407 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.8/100.
The verified career covers 1930–1946 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career batting average 0.372, Negro League titles 9, Home run titles 6, Batting titles 4.
Nearest context: ahead Bob Gibson (87.8); behind Clayton Kershaw (87.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Josh Gibson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Gibson comparisons
Josh Gibson — frequently asked
- Is Josh Gibson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Josh Gibson ranks #102 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.8/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Josh Gibson's GOAT Score?
- 87.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Josh Gibson rank all time?
- #2407 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #102 in Baseball.
- Josh Gibson vs Bob Gibson: who ranks higher?
- Josh Gibson ranks higher at 87.8 versus Bob Gibson at 87.8, a margin of 0.0 points.