GOAT Rank · 25

Greatest Baseball Players who debuted in the 1920s

This ranking is led by Jimmie Foxx, Lou Gehrig and Turkey Stearnes. GOAT Rank currently ranks 25 eligible Baseball players who debuted in the 1920s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Jimmie Foxx ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.6.

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Jimmie Foxx

90.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1925–1945
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jimmie Foxx

Lou Gehrig

89.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1923–1939
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 91.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Lou Gehrig

Turkey Stearnes

89.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1923–1942
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Turkey Stearnes

Bill Dickey

89.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1928–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bill Dickey

Charlie Gehringer

88.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1924–1942
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Charlie Gehringer

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

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

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

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

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

100

Martín Dihigo

87.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1923–1947
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

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

Athlete: Martín Dihigo

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

157

Mickey Cochrane

86.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1925–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Mickey Cochrane

169

Goose Goslin

85.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1921–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Goose Goslin

171

Cool Papa Bell

85.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1922–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Cool Papa Bell

173

Bill Foster

85.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1923–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bill Foster

186

Andy Cooper

84.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1920–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Andy Cooper

187

Carl Hubbell

84.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1928–1943
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Carl Hubbell

188

Jim Bottomley

84.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1922–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jim Bottomley

203

Earl Averill

83.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1929–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Earl Averill

207

Chick Hafey

83.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1924–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Chick Hafey

211

Joe Cronin

82.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1926–1945
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Joe Cronin

214

Earle Combs

82.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1924–1935
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Earle Combs

223

Kiki Cuyler

80.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1921–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Kiki Cuyler

231

Rick Ferrell

77.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1929–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Rick Ferrell

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
20	Jimmie Foxx	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1945	90.6
28	Lou Gehrig	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1939	89.9
32	Turkey Stearnes	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1942	89.8
52	Bill Dickey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1928–1946	89.0
55	Charlie Gehringer	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1942	88.8
71	Willie Wells	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1949	88.5
76	Lefty Grove	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1941	88.4
80	Satchel Paige	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1965	88.3
91	Mel Ott	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1947	88.0
94	Biz Mackey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1947	88.0
100	Martín Dihigo	Baseball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1923–1947	87.9
115	Gabby Hartnett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1941	87.6
157	Mickey Cochrane	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1937	86.2
169	Goose Goslin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1938	85.8
171	Cool Papa Bell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1946	85.8
173	Bill Foster	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1938	85.6
186	Andy Cooper	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1941	84.7
187	Carl Hubbell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1928–1943	84.7
188	Jim Bottomley	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1937	84.6
203	Earl Averill	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1941	83.4
207	Chick Hafey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1937	83.1
211	Joe Cronin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1945	82.8
214	Earle Combs	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1935	82.2
223	Kiki Cuyler	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1938	80.3
231	Rick Ferrell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1947	77.4

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