Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 44 | |
| 1903 | 30 | |
| 1904 | 26 | |
| 1905 | 20 | |
| 1906 | 18 | |
| 1907 | 15 | |
| 1908 | 12 | |
| 1909 | 10 | |
| 1910 | 8 | |
| 1911 | 6 | |
| 1912 | 4 | |
| 1913 | 3 | |
| 1914 | 2 | |
| 1915 | 1 |
Data sources
- MLB
- 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 Rube Foster ranks #67 in Baseball
Rube Foster ranks #67 in Baseball and #2250 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.5/100.
The verified career covers 1902–1926 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Leagues founded 1, Documented pitching wins in 1902 44, Championship teams managed 4, Years leading the Negro National League 6.
Nearest context: ahead Mike Schmidt (88.5); behind Billy Hamilton (88.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Rube Foster GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Foster comparisons
Rube Foster — frequently asked
- Is Rube Foster the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Rube Foster ranks #67 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 88.5/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Rube Foster's GOAT Score?
- 88.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Rube Foster rank all time?
- #2250 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #67 in Baseball.
- Rube Foster vs Mike Schmidt: who ranks higher?
- Rube Foster ranks higher at 88.5 versus Mike Schmidt at 88.5, a margin of 0.0 points.