Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 55 | |
| 1997 | 62 | |
| 1998 | 69 | |
| 1999 | 76 | |
| 2000 | 82 | |
| 2001 | 89 | |
| 2002 | 96 | |
| 2003 | 89 | |
| 2004 | 82 | |
| 2005 | 76 | |
| 2006 | 69 | |
| 2007 | 62 | |
| 2008 | 55 | |
| 2009 | 49 | |
| 2010 | 42 | |
| 2011 | 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 Vladimir Guerrero ranks #194 in Baseball
Vladimir Guerrero ranks 194th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2782nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1996–2011 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2002, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career home runs 449, mvp awards 1, all-star selections 9, silver sluggers 8.
Immediately ahead sits Jeff Bagwell on 84.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Sam Crawford on 84.3. 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.
Vladimir Guerrero GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Guerrero stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2002. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Guerrero comparisons
Vladimir Guerrero — frequently asked
- Is Vladimir Guerrero the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Vladimir Guerrero ranks 194th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 84.4, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Vladimir Guerrero's GOAT Score?
- 84.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Vladimir Guerrero rank all time?
- 2782nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 194th within Baseball.
- Vladimir Guerrero vs Jeff Bagwell: who ranks higher?
- Vladimir Guerrero, on 84.4 against Jeff Bagwell's 84.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.