- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1914–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 100.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
GOAT Rank · 15
Greatest Baseball athletes of the 1910s
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
- 1915–1941
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1911–1930
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1915–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1917–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1918–1944
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 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
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1914–1932
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1914–1933
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1918–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1910–1929
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1916–1934
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1912–1928
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1918–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1915–1930
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babe Ruth | Baseball | 🇺🇸 USA | 1914–1935 | 94.6 |
| 6 | Oscar Charleston | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1941 | 92.7 |
| 12 | Grover Cleveland Alexander | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1911–1930 | 91.8 |
| 40 | Rogers Hornsby | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1937 | 89.5 |
| 43 | Bullet Rogan | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1917–1938 | 89.4 |
| 75 | Mule Suttles | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1918–1944 | 88.4 |
| 92 | Frankie Frisch | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1919–1937 | 88 |
| 130 | Harry Heilmann | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1914–1932 | 87.2 |
| 149 | Red Faber | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1914–1933 | 86.6 |
| 158 | Waite Hoyt | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1918–1938 | 86.2 |
| 166 | Max Carey | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1910–1929 | 85.9 |
| 170 | Burleigh Grimes | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1916–1934 | 85.8 |
| 182 | Stan Coveleski | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1928 | 85 |
| 183 | Jesse Haines | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1918–1937 | 84.9 |
| 189 | Dave Bancroft | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1930 | 84.6 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
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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