Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 0.232 | |
| 1932 | 0.274 | |
| 1933 | 0.322 | |
| 1934 | 0.303 | |
| 1935 | 0.307 | |
| 1936 | 0.388 | |
| 1937 | 0.317 | |
| 1938 | 0.303 | |
| 1939 | 0.314 | |
| 1940 | 0.348 | |
| 1941 | 0.314 | |
| 1942 | 0.262 | |
| 1943 | 0.328 | |
| 1944 | 0.309 | |
| 1945 | 0.309 | |
| 1946 | 0.314 | |
| 1947 | 0.301 | |
| 1948 | 0.234 |
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 Luke Appling ranks #101 in Baseball
Luke Appling ranks 101st among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1281st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 92, Honours 82, Statistics 94. 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 1930–1950 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1936, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes batting titles 2, career hits 2749, career batting average 0.31, all-star selections 7.
Immediately ahead sits Home Run Baker on 87.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Jesse Burkett on 87.7. 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.
Luke Appling GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Appling stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1936. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 20 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Appling comparisons
Luke Appling — frequently asked
- Is Luke Appling the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Luke Appling ranks 101st in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.8, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Luke Appling's GOAT Score?
- 87.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Luke Appling rank all time?
- 1281st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 101st within Baseball.
- Luke Appling vs Home Run Baker: who ranks higher?
- Luke Appling, on 87.8 against Home Run Baker's 87.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.