- 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 Players who debuted in the 1900s
This ranking is led by Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson and Pop Lloyd. GOAT Rank currently ranks 12 eligible Baseball players who debuted in the 1900s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ty Cobb ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.8.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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