- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
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Greatest Baseball athletes of the 1990s
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
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1990–2013
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1991–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1992–2009
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1992–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1994–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1992–2019
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1991–2011
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1998–2018
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1992–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1998–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1991–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1996–2011
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Chipper Jones | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2012 | 91.2 |
| 17 | Manny Ramírez | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1993–2011 | 90.8 |
| 18 | Mariano Rivera | Baseball | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1990–2013 | 90.6 |
| 33 | Jim Thome | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1991–2012 | 89.8 |
| 63 | Pedro Martínez | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1992–2009 | 88.6 |
| 72 | Derek Jeter | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2014 | 88.4 |
| 77 | Alex Rodriguez | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2016 | 88.3 |
| 79 | Ichiro Suzuki | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1992–2019 | 88.3 |
| 82 | Iván Rodríguez | Baseball | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1991–2011 | 88.3 |
| 85 | Billy Wagner | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2010 | 88.2 |
| 93 | Hideki Matsui | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1993–2012 | 88 |
| 126 | Adrián Beltré | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1998–2018 | 87.3 |
| 134 | Frank Thomas | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2008 | 87.1 |
| 135 | Mike Piazza | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2007 | 87.1 |
| 179 | Trevor Hoffman | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2010 | 85.2 |
| 180 | David Ortiz | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1997–2016 | 85.1 |
| 185 | Hideo Nomo | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1990–2008 | 84.7 |
| 190 | Roy Halladay | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2013 | 84.6 |
| 193 | Jeff Bagwell | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1991–2005 | 84.4 |
| 194 | Vladimir Guerrero | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1996–2011 | 84.4 |
| 198 | Nomar Garciaparra | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2009 | 84.2 |
| 210 | Todd Helton | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2013 | 83 |
| 221 | Miguel Tejada | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1997–2013 | 80.8 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
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