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Baseball · First baseman · United States

Roger Connor

1880–1897 · Held the career home run record before Babe Ruth.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
88.4
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 77.1
Career home runs
138
Career hits
2,467
Career batting average
0.3
Career triples
233
Seasons played
18

Category profile

Dominance
86
Peak
92
Longevity
88
Honours
84
Statistics
94

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
18800.332
18810.292
18820.33
18830.357
18840.317
18850.371
18860.355
18870.285
18880.291
18890.317
18900.349
18910.29
18920.294
18930.305
18940.321
18950.329
18960.284
18970.229

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 Roger Connor ranks #71 in Baseball

Roger Connor ranks 71st among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1205th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 88, 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 1880–1897 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1885, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career home runs 138, career hits 2467, career batting average 0.316, career triples 233.

Immediately ahead sits Tris Speaker on 88.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Mule Suttles on 88.4. 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.

Roger Connor GOAT Score explained

Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Connor stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1885. Scored 92/100.
Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
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.

Roger Connor — frequently asked

Is Roger Connor the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Roger Connor ranks 71st in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 88.4, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Roger Connor's GOAT Score?
88.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Roger Connor rank all time?
1205th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 71st within Baseball.
Roger Connor vs Tris Speaker: who ranks higher?
Roger Connor, on 88.4 against Tris Speaker's 88.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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