Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.306 | |
| 1998 | 0.323 | |
| 1999 | 0.357 | |
| 2000 | 0.372 | |
| 2001 | 0.289 | |
| 2002 | 0.31 | |
| 2003 | 0.301 | |
| 2004 | 0.308 | |
| 2005 | 0.283 | |
| 2006 | 0.303 | |
| 2007 | 0.283 | |
| 2008 | 0.264 | |
| 2009 | 0.281 |
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 Nomar Garciaparra ranks #177 in Baseball
Nomar Garciaparra ranks 177th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1618th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 96, Longevity 74, Honours 82, Statistics 92. 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 1996–2009 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, 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 batting titles 2, all-star selections 6, rookie of the year awards 1, career batting average 0.313.
Immediately ahead sits Billy Herman on 84.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Dick Allen on 84.0. 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.
Nomar Garciaparra GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Garciaparra stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
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Nomar Garciaparra — frequently asked
- Is Nomar Garciaparra the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Nomar Garciaparra ranks 177th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 84.2, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Nomar Garciaparra's GOAT Score?
- 84.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Nomar Garciaparra rank all time?
- 1618th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 177th within Baseball.
- Nomar Garciaparra vs Billy Herman: who ranks higher?
- Nomar Garciaparra, on 84.2 against Billy Herman's 84.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.