Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 80
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 86 | |
| 2023 | 84 | |
| 2024 | 78 | |
| 2025 | 80 |
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 Julio Rodríguez ranks #234 in Baseball
Julio Rodríguez ranks 234th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 3648th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 73.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 62, Honours 70, Statistics 80. 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 2022–present with 4 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2022, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes al rookie of the year awards 1, all-star selections 3, silver slugger awards 2, 30-30 seasons 1.
Immediately ahead sits Bobby Witt Jr. on 75.5, a gap of 2.3 points. 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.
Julio Rodríguez GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far J-Rod stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2022. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 4 years of competition and 4 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.
Top J-Rod comparisons
Julio Rodríguez — frequently asked
- Is Julio Rodríguez the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Julio Rodríguez ranks 234th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 73.2, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Julio Rodríguez's GOAT Score?
- 73.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Julio Rodríguez rank all time?
- 3648th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 234th within Baseball.
- Julio Rodríguez vs Bobby Witt Jr.: who ranks higher?
- Bobby Witt Jr., on 75.5 against Julio Rodríguez's 73.2 — a margin of 2.3 points.