- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 22
Greatest active Baseball athletes
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇨🇼 Curaçao
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Freddie Freeman | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–— | 90 |
| 54 | Justin Verlander | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–— | 88.8 |
| 60 | Kenley Jansen | Baseball | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 2010–— | 88.7 |
| 95 | Corey Seager | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–— | 88 |
| 103 | Clayton Kershaw | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–— | 87.8 |
| 110 | Bryce Harper | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–— | 87.7 |
| 117 | Yu Darvish | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2005–— | 87.6 |
| 119 | Juan Soto | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2018–— | 87.6 |
| 122 | Masahiro Tanaka | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2007–— | 87.5 |
| 139 | Max Scherzer | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–— | 86.9 |
| 140 | Ronald Acuña Jr | Baseball | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 2018–— | 86.9 |
| 146 | Francisco Lindor | Baseball | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 2015–— | 86.7 |
| 147 | Trea Turner | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–— | 86.7 |
| 163 | Mike Trout | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–— | 86.1 |
| 200 | Shohei Ohtani | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2018–— | 83.7 |
| 225 | Mookie Betts | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–— | 79.8 |
| 228 | Gunnar Henderson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–— | 79 |
| 229 | Aaron Judge | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–— | 78.8 |
| 230 | Carlos Correa | Baseball | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 2015–— | 78.1 |
| 232 | Fernando Tatís Jr. | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2019–— | 75.6 |
| 233 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–— | 75.5 |
| 234 | Julio Rodríguez | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2022–— | 73.2 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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