Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 50 | |
| 1930 | 56 | |
| 1931 | 61 | |
| 1932 | 67 | |
| 1933 | 73 | |
| 1934 | 79 | |
| 1935 | 84 | |
| 1936 | 90 | |
| 1937 | 85 | |
| 1938 | 80 | |
| 1939 | 75 | |
| 1940 | 70 | |
| 1941 | 65 | |
| 1942 | 60 | |
| 1943 | 55 | |
| 1944 | 50 | |
| 1945 | 45 | |
| 1946 | 40 | |
| 1947 | 35 |
Data sources
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Baseball-Reference
- MLB official records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rick Ferrell ranks #231 in Baseball
Rick Ferrell ranks 231st among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 3316th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 82, Longevity 82, Honours 74, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Baseball reference universe of 234 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1929–1947 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1936, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes all-star selections 8, career hits 1692, games caught 1806, career batting average 0.281.
Immediately ahead sits Carlos Correa on 78.1, a gap of 0.7 points. Directly behind is Fernando Tatís Jr. on 75.6. 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.
Rick Ferrell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ferrell stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1936. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Ferrell comparisons
Rick Ferrell — frequently asked
- Is Rick Ferrell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Rick Ferrell ranks 231st in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 77.4, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Rick Ferrell's GOAT Score?
- 77.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Rick Ferrell rank all time?
- 3316th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 231st within Baseball.
- Rick Ferrell vs Carlos Correa: who ranks higher?
- Carlos Correa, on 78.1 against Rick Ferrell's 77.4 — a margin of 0.7 points.