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Baseball · Shortstop · United States

Pop Lloyd

1906–1932 · Deadball-era shortstop called the Black Honus Wagner.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
90.6
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 78.9
Career batting average
0.3
Seasons played
27
Championship teams
5
Negro League batting titles
2
Hall of Fame inductions
1

Category profile

Dominance
90
Peak
94
Longevity
92
Honours
84
Statistics
94

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
19110.36
19120.371
19130.35
19140.34
19150.33
19160.345
19170.36
19180.352
19190.34
19200.331
19210.32
19220.31
19230.3
19240.29

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 Pop Lloyd ranks #20 in Baseball

Pop Lloyd ranks 20th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 964th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 90, Peak 94, Longevity 92, Honours 84, 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 1906–1932 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1912, 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 career batting average 0.343, seasons played 27, championship teams 5, negro league batting titles 2.

Immediately ahead sits Mariano Rivera on 90.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Randy Johnson on 90.5. 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.

Pop Lloyd GOAT Score explained

Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Lloyd stood above the field while competing. Scored 90/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak94/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1912. Scored 94/100.
Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.

Pop Lloyd — frequently asked

Is Pop Lloyd the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Pop Lloyd ranks 20th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 90.6, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Pop Lloyd's GOAT Score?
90.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Pop Lloyd rank all time?
964th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 20th within Baseball.
Pop Lloyd vs Mariano Rivera: who ranks higher?
Pop Lloyd, on 90.6 against Mariano Rivera's 90.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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