- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 9
Greatest Baseball Players who debuted in the 2000s
This ranking is led by Zack Greinke, Albert Pujols and Justin Verlander. GOAT Rank currently ranks 9 eligible Baseball players who debuted in the 2000s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Zack Greinke ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 89.5.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2001–2022
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2003–2023
- Country
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2009–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Zack Greinke | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2023 | 89.5 |
| 46 | Albert Pujols | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2001–2022 | 89.2 |
| 54 | Justin Verlander | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–active | 88.8 |
| 81 | Miguel Cabrera | Baseball | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 2003–2023 | 88.3 |
| 103 | Clayton Kershaw | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 87.8 |
| 117 | Yu Darvish | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2005–active | 87.6 |
| 118 | Buster Posey | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–2021 | 87.6 |
| 122 | Masahiro Tanaka | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2007–active | 87.5 |
| 139 | Max Scherzer | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 86.9 |
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Sport lists use the raw In-Sport GOAT Score. Cross-sport lists use the official competition-depth adjustment. No scores are recalculated for this page.
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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