Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 0.371 | |
| 1938 | 0.356 | |
| 1939 | 0.336 | |
| 1940 | 0.344 | |
| 1941 | 0.336 | |
| 1942 | 0.355 | |
| 1943 | 0.36 | |
| 1944 | 0.34 | |
| 1945 | 0.35 | |
| 1946 | 0.371 | |
| 1947 | 0.336 | |
| 1948 | 0.32 | |
| 1949 | 0.31 | |
| 1950 | 0.3 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- 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 Willard Brown ranks #69 in Baseball
Willard Brown ranks #69 in Baseball and #2254 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.5/100.
The verified career covers 1935–1958 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Negro League home run titles 7, Negro World Series titles 2, Negro League All-Star selections 6, Career batting average 0.352.
Nearest context: ahead Billy Hamilton (88.5); behind Ed Delahanty (88.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Willard Brown GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Brown comparisons
Willard Brown — frequently asked
- Is Willard Brown the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Willard Brown ranks #69 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 88.5/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Willard Brown's GOAT Score?
- 88.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Willard Brown rank all time?
- #2254 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #69 in Baseball.
- Willard Brown vs Billy Hamilton: who ranks higher?
- Willard Brown ranks higher at 88.5 versus Billy Hamilton at 88.5, a margin of 0.0 points.