Batting titles
7
Triple Crowns
2
MVP awards
2
Career batting average
0.4
World Series titles
1
Career hits
2,930
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 0.313 | |
| 1917 | 0.327 | |
| 1918 | 0.281 | |
| 1919 | 0.318 | |
| 1920 | 0.37 | |
| 1921 | 0.397 | |
| 1922 | 0.401 | |
| 1923 | 0.384 | |
| 1924 | 0.424 | |
| 1925 | 0.403 | |
| 1926 | 0.317 | |
| 1927 | 0.361 | |
| 1928 | 0.387 | |
| 1929 | 0.38 | |
| 1930 | 0.308 | |
| 1931 | 0.331 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Rogers Hornsby ranks #40 in Baseball
Rogers Hornsby ranks #40 in Baseball and #2044 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.5/100.
The verified career covers 1915–1937 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 95/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 96/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Batting titles 7, Triple Crowns 2, MVP awards 2, Career batting average 0.358.
Nearest context: ahead Willie McCovey (89.6); behind Nolan Ryan (89.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Rogers Hornsby GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Hornsby comparisons
Rogers Hornsby — frequently asked
- Is Rogers Hornsby the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Rogers Hornsby ranks #40 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 89.5/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Rogers Hornsby's GOAT Score?
- 89.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Rogers Hornsby rank all time?
- #2044 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #40 in Baseball.
- Rogers Hornsby vs Willie McCovey: who ranks higher?
- Willie McCovey ranks higher at 89.6 versus Rogers Hornsby at 89.5, a margin of 0.1 points.