World Series titles
6
MVP awards
2
Home runs
493
Career RBIs
1,995
Consecutive games
2,130
Triple Crowns
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 91
- Peak
- 93
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 90
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 20 | |
| 1926 | 16 | |
| 1927 | 47 | |
| 1928 | 27 | |
| 1929 | 35 | |
| 1930 | 41 | |
| 1931 | 46 | |
| 1932 | 34 | |
| 1933 | 32 | |
| 1934 | 49 | |
| 1935 | 30 | |
| 1936 | 49 | |
| 1937 | 37 | |
| 1938 | 29 |
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 Lou Gehrig ranks #28 in Baseball
Lou Gehrig ranks #28 in Baseball and #1956 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.9/100.
The verified career covers 1923–1939 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 93/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 94/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: World Series titles 6, MVP awards 2, Home runs 493, Career RBIs 1995.
Nearest context: ahead Freddie Freeman (90.0); behind Bob Feller (89.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Lou Gehrig GOAT Score explained
- Dominance91/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 91/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak93/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Gehrig comparisons
Lou Gehrig — frequently asked
- Is Lou Gehrig the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Lou Gehrig ranks #28 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 89.9/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Lou Gehrig's GOAT Score?
- 89.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 91 (25%), Peak 93 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Lou Gehrig rank all time?
- #1956 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #28 in Baseball.
- Lou Gehrig vs Freddie Freeman: who ranks higher?
- Freddie Freeman ranks higher at 90.0 versus Lou Gehrig at 89.9, a margin of 0.1 points.