Negro League All-Star selections
5
World Series titles
1
Career wins
146
Shutouts
20
Seasons pitched
40
Hall of Fame inductions
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 12 | |
| 1936 | 14 | |
| 1937 | 16 | |
| 1938 | 18 | |
| 1939 | 15 | |
| 1940 | 13 | |
| 1941 | 12 | |
| 1942 | 10 | |
| 1943 | 9 | |
| 1944 | 8 | |
| 1945 | 6 | |
| 1946 | 4 | |
| 1947 | 6 | |
| 1948 | 12 | |
| 1949 | 3 |
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 Satchel Paige ranks #80 in Baseball
Satchel Paige ranks #80 in Baseball and #2306 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.3/100.
The verified career covers 1926–1965 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Negro League All-Star selections 5, World Series titles 1, Career wins 146, Shutouts 20.
Nearest context: ahead Ichiro Suzuki (88.3); behind Miguel Cabrera (88.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Satchel Paige GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Paige comparisons
Satchel Paige — frequently asked
- Is Satchel Paige the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Satchel Paige ranks #80 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 88.3/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Satchel Paige's GOAT Score?
- 88.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Satchel Paige rank all time?
- #2306 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #80 in Baseball.
- Satchel Paige vs Ichiro Suzuki: who ranks higher?
- Satchel Paige ranks higher at 88.3 versus Ichiro Suzuki at 88.3, a margin of 0.0 points.