- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1896–1916
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 13
Greatest Baseball Players who debuted in the 1890s
This ranking is led by Nap Lajoie, Cy Young and Honus Wagner. GOAT Rank currently ranks 13 eligible Baseball players who debuted in the 1890s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Nap Lajoie ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 93.0.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1890–1911
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 98.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1897–1917
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1890–1905
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1894–1915
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1899–1925
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1898–1914
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1890–1909
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1899–1909
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1899–1917
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1897–1915
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1898–1910
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1895–1908
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nap Lajoie | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1896–1916 | 93.0 |
| 10 | Cy Young | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1890–1911 | 92.1 |
| 31 | Honus Wagner | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1897–1917 | 89.8 |
| 108 | Jesse Burkett | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1890–1905 | 87.7 |
| 121 | Fred Clarke | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1894–1915 | 87.5 |
| 128 | Pete Hill | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1899–1925 | 87.3 |
| 150 | Frank Chance | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1898–1914 | 86.5 |
| 156 | George Davis | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1890–1909 | 86.3 |
| 191 | Jack Chesbro | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1899–1909 | 84.5 |
| 195 | Sam Crawford | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1899–1917 | 84.3 |
| 206 | Roger Bresnahan | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1897–1915 | 83.1 |
| 209 | Elmer Flick | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1898–1910 | 83.0 |
| 226 | Jimmy Collins | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1895–1908 | 79.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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