Who is better, Ruth or Holmes?
Babe Ruth leads with a GOAT score of 94.6 against 52.9 for Clay Holmes — a gap of 41.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ruth vs Holmes
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Babe Ruth above Clay Holmes: 94.6 vs 52.9. Babe Ruth leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
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RuthWinner
94.6Ruth wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Holmes
52.9Holmes wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Babe Ruth
94.6
Ruth leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Babe Ruth
2. Clay Holmes
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 23 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Babe Ruth11 home runs
1 season by age 23 · 11 per season
Setting the pace at age 23
No verified birth date for Holmes — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 23, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | RuthRetired | HolmesActive · Chicago Cubs |
|---|---|---|
| Home runs | 714 | — |
| World Series titles | 7 | — |
| Career OPS | 1.164 | — |
| Batting average | 0.342 | — |
| RBIs | 2,214 | — |
| Pitching ERA | 2.28 | — |
| MLB games | — | 361 |
| MLB wins | — | 56 |
| MLB strikeouts | — | 717 |
| MLB award: AL All-Star | — | 2 |
| Number | — | 25 |
| Dominance w25% | 100 | 48.9 |
| Peak w20% | 99 | 65.8 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 53.8 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 32 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 69.3 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ruth94.6
Holmes52.9
FAQ
Where does Holmes beat Ruth?
Holmes does not lead any of the five categories; Ruth is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Ruth vs Holmes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ruth: 94.6, Holmes: 52.9.
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