GOAT Rank · 22

Greatest Baseball Players who debuted in the 1930s

This ranking is led by Ted Williams, Bob Feller and Buck Leonard. GOAT Rank currently ranks 22 eligible Baseball players who debuted in the 1930s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ted Williams ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.8.

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Ted Williams

91.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1939–1960
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 89.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ted Williams

Bob Feller

89.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1936–1956
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bob Feller

Buck Leonard

89.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1933–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Buck Leonard

Arky Vaughan

88.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1932–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Arky Vaughan

Willard Brown

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1935–1958
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Willard Brown

Joe DiMaggio

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1936–1951
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Joe DiMaggio

Ray Brown

88.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ray Brown

102

Josh Gibson

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Josh Gibson

106

Luke Appling

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Luke Appling

109

Hank Greenberg

87.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Hank Greenberg

137

Roy Campanella

87.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1937–1957
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Roy Campanella

153

Hilton Smith

86.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1932–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Hilton Smith

174

Joe Gordon

85.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1938–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Joe Gordon

176

Leon Day

85.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1934–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Leon Day

197

Billy Herman

84.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1931–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Billy Herman

205

Dizzy Dean

83.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Dizzy Dean

215

Ernie Lombardi

82.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1931–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Ernie Lombardi

216

Lou Boudreau

82.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1938–1952
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Lou Boudreau

219

Monte Irvin

81.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1938–1956
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Monte Irvin

220

Ray Dandridge

81.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1933–1949
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ray Dandridge

222

Lefty Gomez

80.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1943
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Lefty Gomez

227

Bobby Doerr

79.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1937–1951
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bobby Doerr

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
11	Ted Williams	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1939–1960	91.8
29	Bob Feller	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1956	89.9
35	Buck Leonard	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1950	89.7
62	Arky Vaughan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1948	88.7
69	Willard Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1958	88.5
78	Joe DiMaggio	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1951	88.3
89	Ray Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1948	88.1
102	Josh Gibson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1946	87.8
106	Luke Appling	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1950	87.8
109	Hank Greenberg	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1947	87.7
137	Roy Campanella	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1957	87.1
153	Hilton Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1948	86.4
174	Joe Gordon	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1950	85.5
176	Leon Day	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1950	85.4
197	Billy Herman	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1947	84.2
205	Dizzy Dean	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1947	83.1
215	Ernie Lombardi	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1947	82.0
216	Lou Boudreau	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1952	82.0
219	Monte Irvin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1956	81.3
220	Ray Dandridge	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1949	81.3
222	Lefty Gomez	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1943	80.6
227	Bobby Doerr	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1951	79.1

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

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