- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1905–1928
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
GOAT Rank · 12
Greatest Baseball athletes of the 1900s
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
- 1907–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1906–1932
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1906–1930
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1900–1916
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1902–1926
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1907–1928
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1903–1916
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1908–1922
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1903–1925
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1902–1929
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1909–1925
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ty Cobb | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1905–1928 | 92.8 |
| 13 | Walter Johnson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1907–1927 | 91.7 |
| 19 | Pop Lloyd | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1906–1932 | 90.6 |
| 25 | Eddie Collins | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1906–1930 | 90.1 |
| 49 | Christy Mathewson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1900–1916 | 89.1 |
| 67 | Rube Foster | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1902–1926 | 88.5 |
| 73 | Tris Speaker | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1907–1928 | 88.4 |
| 87 | Mordecai Brown | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1903–1916 | 88.1 |
| 105 | Home Run Baker | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1908–1922 | 87.8 |
| 145 | Chief Bender | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1903–1925 | 86.7 |
| 168 | Johnny Evers | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1902–1929 | 85.9 |
| 224 | Harry Hooper | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1909–1925 | 79.9 |
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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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