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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Lee Smith

88.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1980–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Lee Smith

Arky Vaughan

88.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1932–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Arky Vaughan

Alan Trammell

88.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1977–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Alan Trammell

Mickey Mantle

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1951–1968
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Mickey Mantle

Mike Schmidt

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1972–1989
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Schmidt

Rube Foster

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1902–1926
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Rube Foster

Billy Hamilton

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1888–1901
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Billy Hamilton

Willard Brown

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1935–1958
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Willard Brown

Ed Delahanty

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1888–1903
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ed Delahanty

Willie Wells

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1924–1949
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Willie Wells

Derek Jeter

88.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1992–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Derek Jeter

Tris Speaker

88.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1907–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tris Speaker

Roger Connor

88.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1880–1897
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Roger Connor

Mule Suttles

88.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1918–1944
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Mule Suttles

Lefty Grove

88.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1925–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Lefty Grove

Alex Rodriguez

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1994–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Alex Rodriguez

Joe DiMaggio

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1936–1951
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Joe DiMaggio

Satchel Paige

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1926–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Satchel Paige

Al Kaline

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1953–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Al Kaline

Craig Kimbrel

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2010–2024
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Craig Kimbrel

Billy Wagner

88.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1993–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Billy Wagner

Mordecai Brown

88.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1903–1916
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Mordecai Brown

John Clarkson

88.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1882–1894
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: John Clarkson

Ray Brown

88.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ray Brown

Tom Seaver

88.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1967–1986
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Tom Seaver

Mel Ott

88.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1926–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Mel Ott

Frankie Frisch

88.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1919–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Frankie Frisch

Biz Mackey

88.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1920–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Biz Mackey

Corey Seager

88.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Corey Seager

Yogi Berra

87.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1946–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Yogi Berra

Gil Hodges

87.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1943–1963
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Gil Hodges

101

Bob Gibson

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1959–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bob Gibson

102

Josh Gibson

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Josh Gibson

103

Clayton Kershaw

87.8

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Clayton Kershaw

104

Hugh Duffy

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1888–1906
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Hugh Duffy

105

Home Run Baker

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1908–1922
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Home Run Baker

106

Luke Appling

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Luke Appling

107

Reggie Jackson

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1967–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Reggie Jackson

108

Jesse Burkett

87.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1890–1905
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jesse Burkett

109

Hank Greenberg

87.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Hank Greenberg

110

Bryce Harper

87.7

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

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bryce Harper

112

Dennis Eckersley

87.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1975–1998
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Dennis Eckersley

113

Cal Ripken Jr.

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1981–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Cal Ripken Jr.

114

Brooks Robinson

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1955–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Brooks Robinson

115

Gabby Hartnett

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1922–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Gabby Hartnett

116

Goose Gossage

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1972–1994
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Goose Gossage

118

Buster Posey

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2009–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Buster Posey

120

Harmon Killebrew

87.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1954–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Harmon Killebrew

121

Fred Clarke

87.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1894–1915
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Fred Clarke

123

Jim Rice

87.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1974–1989
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jim Rice

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
59	Lee Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1997	88.7
62	Arky Vaughan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1948	88.7
64	Alan Trammell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1996	88.6
65	Mickey Mantle	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1968	88.5
66	Mike Schmidt	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1989	88.5
67	Rube Foster	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1902–1926	88.5
68	Billy Hamilton	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1901	88.5
69	Willard Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1958	88.5
70	Ed Delahanty	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1903	88.5
71	Willie Wells	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1949	88.5
72	Derek Jeter	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2014	88.4
73	Tris Speaker	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1907–1928	88.4
74	Roger Connor	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1880–1897	88.4
75	Mule Suttles	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1944	88.4
76	Lefty Grove	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1941	88.4
77	Alex Rodriguez	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2016	88.3
78	Joe DiMaggio	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1951	88.3
80	Satchel Paige	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1965	88.3
83	Al Kaline	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1974	88.3
84	Craig Kimbrel	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2024	88.3
85	Billy Wagner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2010	88.2
87	Mordecai Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1916	88.1
88	John Clarkson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1882–1894	88.1
89	Ray Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1948	88.1
90	Tom Seaver	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1986	88.0
91	Mel Ott	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1947	88.0
92	Frankie Frisch	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1919–1937	88.0
94	Biz Mackey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1947	88.0
95	Corey Seager	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	88.0
96	Yogi Berra	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1965	87.9
99	Gil Hodges	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1943–1963	87.9
101	Bob Gibson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1975	87.8
102	Josh Gibson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1946	87.8
103	Clayton Kershaw	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–active	87.8
104	Hugh Duffy	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1906	87.8
105	Home Run Baker	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1908–1922	87.8
106	Luke Appling	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1950	87.8
107	Reggie Jackson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1987	87.8
108	Jesse Burkett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1905	87.7
109	Hank Greenberg	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1947	87.7
110	Bryce Harper	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–active	87.7
112	Dennis Eckersley	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1998	87.7
113	Cal Ripken Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–2001	87.6
114	Brooks Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1977	87.6
115	Gabby Hartnett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1941	87.6
116	Goose Gossage	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1994	87.6
118	Buster Posey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2021	87.6
120	Harmon Killebrew	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1975	87.5
121	Fred Clarke	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1894–1915	87.5
123	Jim Rice	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1989	87.5

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