Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 50 | |
| 1939 | 55 | |
| 1940 | 59 | |
| 1941 | 64 | |
| 1942 | 68 | |
| 1943 | 73 | |
| 1944 | 78 | |
| 1945 | 82 | |
| 1946 | 87 | |
| 1947 | 91 | |
| 1948 | 96 | |
| 1949 | 81 | |
| 1950 | 66 | |
| 1951 | 50 | |
| 1952 | 35 |
Data sources
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Baseball-Reference
- MLB official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Lou Boudreau ranks #216 in Baseball
Lou Boudreau ranks 216th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2993rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 82, Statistics 86. 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 1938–1952 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1948, 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 mvp awards 1, world series titles 1, all-star selections 8, batting titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Ernie Lombardi on 82.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Catfish Hunter on 81.8. 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.
Lou Boudreau GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Boudreau stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1948. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
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Lou Boudreau — frequently asked
- Is Lou Boudreau the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Lou Boudreau ranks 216th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 82.0, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Lou Boudreau's GOAT Score?
- 82.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Lou Boudreau rank all time?
- 2993rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 216th within Baseball.
- Lou Boudreau vs Ernie Lombardi: who ranks higher?
- Lou Boudreau, on 82.0 against Ernie Lombardi's 82.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.