Category profile
- Dominance
- 94
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 90
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 0.324 | |
| 1921 | 0.434 | |
| 1922 | 0.391 | |
| 1923 | 0.36 | |
| 1924 | 0.392 | |
| 1925 | 0.427 | |
| 1926 | 0.335 | |
| 1927 | 0.372 | |
| 1928 | 0.36 | |
| 1929 | 0.339 | |
| 1930 | 0.326 | |
| 1931 | 0.317 | |
| 1932 | 0.3 | |
| 1933 | 0.29 |
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 Oscar Charleston ranks #6 in Baseball
Oscar Charleston ranks #6 in Baseball and #1433 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 92.7/100.
The verified career covers 1915–1941 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career batting average 0.364, Negro League batting titles 4, Negro World Series titles 2, Seasons played 27.
Nearest context: ahead Ty Cobb (92.8); behind Sadaharu Oh (92.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Oscar Charleston GOAT Score explained
- Dominance94/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, 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.
Top Charleston comparisons
Oscar Charleston — frequently asked
- Is Oscar Charleston the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Oscar Charleston ranks #6 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 92.7/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Oscar Charleston's GOAT Score?
- 92.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 94 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Oscar Charleston rank all time?
- #1433 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #6 in Baseball.
- Oscar Charleston vs Ty Cobb: who ranks higher?
- Ty Cobb ranks higher at 92.8 versus Oscar Charleston at 92.7, a margin of 0.1 points.