GOAT Rank · 194

Greatest Baseball Players from United States

This ranking is led by Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Nap Lajoie. GOAT Rank currently ranks 194 eligible Baseball players from United States using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Willie Mays ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 93.8.

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Willie Mays

93.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1951–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 95.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Willie Mays

Hank Aaron

93.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1954–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Hank Aaron

Nap Lajoie

93.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1896–1916
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Nap Lajoie

Ty Cobb

92.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1905–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 97.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Ty Cobb

Oscar Charleston

92.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1915–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Oscar Charleston

Cap Anson

92.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1871–1897
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Cap Anson

Cy Young

92.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1890–1911
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 98.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Cy Young

Ted Williams

91.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1939–1960
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 89.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ted Williams

Grover Cleveland Alexander

91.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1911–1930
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Grover Cleveland Alexander

Walter Johnson

91.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1907–1927
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 95.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Walter Johnson

Chipper Jones

91.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1993–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Chipper Jones

Stan Musial

90.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1941–1963
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 89.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 89.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Stan Musial

Dan Brouthers

90.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1879–1904
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Dan Brouthers

Pop Lloyd

90.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1906–1932
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Pop Lloyd

Jimmie Foxx

90.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1925–1945
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jimmie Foxx

Randy Johnson

90.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1988–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Randy Johnson

George Brett

90.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1973–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: George Brett

Robin Yount

90.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1974–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Robin Yount

Jim Palmer

90.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1965–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Jim Palmer

Eddie Collins

90.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1906–1930
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Eddie Collins

Gaylord Perry

90.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1962–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Gaylord Perry

Freddie Freeman

90.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Freddie Freeman

Lou Gehrig

89.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1923–1939
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 91.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Lou Gehrig

Bob Feller

89.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1936–1956
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bob Feller

Dave Winfield

89.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1973–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Dave Winfield

Honus Wagner

89.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1897–1917
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Honus Wagner

Turkey Stearnes

89.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1923–1942
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Turkey Stearnes

Jim Thome

89.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1991–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Jim Thome

Buck Leonard

89.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1933–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Buck Leonard

Tony Gwynn

89.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1982–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Tony Gwynn

Roger Clemens

89.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1984–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Roger Clemens

Tom Glavine

89.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1987–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Tom Glavine

Willie McCovey

89.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1959–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Willie McCovey

Rogers Hornsby

89.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1915–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Rogers Hornsby

Nolan Ryan

89.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1966–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Nolan Ryan

Zack Greinke

89.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2004–2023
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Zack Greinke

Bullet Rogan

89.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1917–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bullet Rogan

Steve Carlton

89.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1965–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Steve Carlton

Greg Maddux

89.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1986–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Greg Maddux

Rickey Henderson

89.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1979–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Rickey Henderson

Christy Mathewson

89.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1900–1916
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Christy Mathewson

Warren Spahn

89.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1942–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Warren Spahn

Pud Galvin

89.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1875–1892
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Pud Galvin

Bill Dickey

89.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1928–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Bill Dickey

Frank Robinson

88.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1956–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Frank Robinson

Justin Verlander

88.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Justin Verlander

Charlie Gehringer

88.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1924–1942
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Charlie Gehringer

Barry Larkin

88.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1986–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Barry Larkin

Craig Biggio

88.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1988–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Craig Biggio

Paul Molitor

88.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1978–1998
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Paul Molitor

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2	Willie Mays	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1973	93.8
3	Hank Aaron	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1976	93.7
4	Nap Lajoie	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1896–1916	93.0
5	Ty Cobb	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1905–1928	92.8
6	Oscar Charleston	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1941	92.7
9	Cap Anson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1871–1897	92.2
10	Cy Young	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1911	92.1
11	Ted Williams	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1939–1960	91.8
12	Grover Cleveland Alexander	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1911–1930	91.8
13	Walter Johnson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1907–1927	91.7
14	Chipper Jones	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2012	91.2
15	Stan Musial	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1941–1963	90.9
16	Dan Brouthers	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1879–1904	90.9
19	Pop Lloyd	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1906–1932	90.6
20	Jimmie Foxx	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1945	90.6
21	Randy Johnson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2009	90.5
22	George Brett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1993	90.5
23	Robin Yount	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1993	90.2
24	Jim Palmer	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1984	90.1
25	Eddie Collins	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1906–1930	90.1
26	Gaylord Perry	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1983	90.0
27	Freddie Freeman	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–active	90.0
28	Lou Gehrig	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1939	89.9
29	Bob Feller	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1956	89.9
30	Dave Winfield	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1995	89.9
31	Honus Wagner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1897–1917	89.8
32	Turkey Stearnes	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1942	89.8
33	Jim Thome	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2012	89.8
35	Buck Leonard	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1950	89.7
36	Tony Gwynn	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1982–2001	89.7
37	Roger Clemens	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2007	89.6
38	Tom Glavine	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2008	89.6
39	Willie McCovey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1980	89.6
40	Rogers Hornsby	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1937	89.5
41	Nolan Ryan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1993	89.5
42	Zack Greinke	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2023	89.5
43	Bullet Rogan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1917–1938	89.4
44	Steve Carlton	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1988	89.4
45	Greg Maddux	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2008	89.3
48	Rickey Henderson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–2003	89.1
49	Christy Mathewson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1900–1916	89.1
50	Warren Spahn	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1965	89.1
51	Pud Galvin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1875–1892	89.1
52	Bill Dickey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1928–1946	89.0
53	Frank Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1976	88.9
54	Justin Verlander	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2005–active	88.8
55	Charlie Gehringer	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1942	88.8
56	Barry Larkin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2004	88.8
57	Craig Biggio	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2007	88.7
58	Paul Molitor	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1998	88.7

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