GOAT Rank · 25

Greatest Baseball athletes of the 1920s

This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.

#AthleteGOAT Score

20

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

28

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

32

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

52

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

55

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

71

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

76

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

80

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

91

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

94

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
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
94	Biz Mackey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1947	88
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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Jimmie Foxx vs Lou Gehrig

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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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