Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 16 | |
| 1990 | 22 | |
| 1991 | 22 | |
| 1992 | 27 | |
| 1993 | 45 | |
| 1994 | 40 | |
| 1995 | 17 | |
| 1996 | 49 | |
| 1997 | 56 | |
| 1998 | 56 | |
| 1999 | 48 | |
| 2000 | 40 | |
| 2001 | 22 | |
| 2002 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 13 | |
| 2004 | 20 | |
| 2005 | 35 | |
| 2006 | 27 | |
| 2007 | 30 | |
| 2008 | 18 | |
| 2009 | 19 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ken Griffey Jr. ranks #56 in Baseball
Ken Griffey Jr. ranks 56th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 566th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 84, 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 1989–2010 with 21 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1997, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak 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 home runs 630, gold gloves 10, mvp awards 1, all-star selections 13.
Immediately ahead sits Juan Marichal on 86.8, a gap of 0.7 points. Directly behind is Josh Gibson on 87.8. 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.
Ken Griffey Jr. GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Griffey stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1997. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 21 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- 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.
Top Griffey comparisons
Ken Griffey Jr. — frequently asked
- Is Ken Griffey Jr. the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ken Griffey Jr. ranks 56th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 86.1, behind Hank Aaron on 93.7.
- What is Ken Griffey Jr.'s GOAT Score?
- 86.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ken Griffey Jr. rank all time?
- 566th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 56th within Baseball.
- Ken Griffey Jr. vs Juan Marichal: who ranks higher?
- Juan Marichal, on 86.8 against Ken Griffey Jr.'s 86.1 — a margin of 0.7 points.