Career hits
3,243
Career batting average
0.3
Batting titles
4
Best season average
0.4
Seasons played
21
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 98
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 96
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 0.326 | |
| 1897 | 0.361 | |
| 1898 | 0.324 | |
| 1899 | 0.378 | |
| 1900 | 0.337 | |
| 1901 | 0.426 | |
| 1902 | 0.378 | |
| 1903 | 0.344 | |
| 1904 | 0.376 | |
| 1905 | 0.329 | |
| 1906 | 0.355 | |
| 1907 | 0.299 | |
| 1908 | 0.289 | |
| 1909 | 0.324 | |
| 1910 | 0.384 | |
| 1911 | 0.365 | |
| 1912 | 0.368 | |
| 1913 | 0.335 | |
| 1914 | 0.258 | |
| 1915 | 0.28 | |
| 1916 | 0.246 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nap Lajoie ranks #4 in Baseball
Nap Lajoie ranks #4 in Baseball and #1371 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 93.0/100.
The verified career covers 1896–1916 and 21 documented seasons. Peak is 98/100, with Peak the strongest category at 98/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career hits 3243, Career batting average 0.338, Batting titles 4, Best season average 0.426.
Nearest context: ahead Hank Aaron (93.7); behind Ty Cobb (92.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nap Lajoie GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak98/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 98/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
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Nap Lajoie — frequently asked
- Is Nap Lajoie the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nap Lajoie ranks #4 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 93.0/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Nap Lajoie's GOAT Score?
- 93.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 98 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Nap Lajoie rank all time?
- #1371 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #4 in Baseball.
- Nap Lajoie vs Hank Aaron: who ranks higher?
- Hank Aaron ranks higher at 93.7 versus Nap Lajoie at 93.0, a margin of 0.7 points.