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Baseball · First baseman · United States

Mule Suttles

1918–1944 · Negro Leagues slugger who hit the winning homer in the 1935 East-West Game.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
88.4
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 76.9
Negro League home run titles
3
Career batting average
0.3
East-West All-Star selections
5
Negro World Series titles
2
Seasons played
26

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
94
Longevity
88
Honours
82
Statistics
94

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
19230.34
19240.372
19250.425
19260.348
19270.34
19280.33
19290.32
19300.33
19310.31
19320.3
19330.29
19340.28

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 Mule Suttles ranks #72 in Baseball

Mule Suttles ranks 72nd among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1208th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 88, 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 1918–1944 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1925, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes negro league home run titles 3, career batting average 0.329, east-west all-star selections 5, negro world series titles 2.

Immediately ahead sits Roger Connor on 88.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Alex Rodriguez on 88.3. 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.

Mule Suttles GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Suttles stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1925. Scored 94/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
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.

Mule Suttles — frequently asked

Is Mule Suttles the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Mule Suttles ranks 72nd in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 88.4, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Mule Suttles's GOAT Score?
88.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Mule Suttles rank all time?
1208th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 72nd within Baseball.
Mule Suttles vs Roger Connor: who ranks higher?
Mule Suttles, on 88.4 against Roger Connor's 88.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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