Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 96
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 17 | |
| 1995 | 31 | |
| 1996 | 33 | |
| 1997 | 26 | |
| 1998 | 45 | |
| 1999 | 44 | |
| 2000 | 38 | |
| 2001 | 41 | |
| 2002 | 33 | |
| 2003 | 37 | |
| 2004 | 43 | |
| 2005 | 45 | |
| 2006 | 35 | |
| 2007 | 20 | |
| 2008 | 37 | |
| 2009 | 19 | |
| 2010 | 9 |
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 Manny Ramírez ranks #18 in Baseball
Manny Ramírez ranks 18th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 945th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 96, Longevity 88, Honours 88, Statistics 96. 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 1993–2011 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career home runs 555, world series titles 2, world series mvp awards 1, all-star selections 12.
Immediately ahead sits Dan Brouthers on 90.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Mariano Rivera on 90.6. 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.
Manny Ramírez GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ramírez stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 96/100.
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Manny Ramírez — frequently asked
- Is Manny Ramírez the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Manny Ramírez ranks 18th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 90.8, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Manny Ramírez's GOAT Score?
- 90.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Manny Ramírez rank all time?
- 945th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 18th within Baseball.
- Manny Ramírez vs Dan Brouthers: who ranks higher?
- Dan Brouthers, on 90.9 against Manny Ramírez's 90.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.