GOAT Rank · 26

Greatest Baseball First baseman of all time

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

#AthleteGOAT Score

7

92.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1959–1980
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

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

Athlete: Sadaharu Oh

9

92.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1871–1897
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Cap Anson

16

90.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1879–1904
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Dan Brouthers

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

27

Freddie Freeman

90.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Freddie Freeman

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

33

89.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1991–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Jim Thome

35

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

39

89.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1959–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Willie McCovey

46

89.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2001–2022
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

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

Athlete: Albert Pujols

74

88.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1880–1897
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Roger Connor

75

88.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1918–1944
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Mule Suttles

81

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2003–2023
Country: 🇻🇪 Venezuela

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

Athlete: Miguel Cabrera

99

87.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1943–1963
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Gil Hodges

109

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

111

87.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1964–1986
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Tony Pérez

120

Harmon Killebrew

87.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1954–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Harmon Killebrew

134

87.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1990–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Frank Thomas

144

Willie Stargell

86.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1962–1982
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Willie Stargell

150

86.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1898–1914
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Frank Chance

165

86.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1958–1974
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Orlando Cepeda

178

85.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1888–1907
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Jake Beckley

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

193

84.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1991–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Jeff Bagwell

199

84.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1963–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Dick Allen

210

83.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1997–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Todd Helton

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
7	Sadaharu Oh	Baseball	🇯🇵 Japan	1959–1980	92.6
9	Cap Anson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1871–1897	92.2
16	Dan Brouthers	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1879–1904	90.9
20	Jimmie Foxx	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1945	90.6
27	Freddie Freeman	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–—	90
28	Lou Gehrig	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1939	89.9
33	Jim Thome	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2012	89.8
35	Buck Leonard	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1950	89.7
39	Willie McCovey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1980	89.6
46	Albert Pujols	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2001–2022	89.2
74	Roger Connor	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1880–1897	88.4
75	Mule Suttles	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1944	88.4
81	Miguel Cabrera	Baseball	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2003–2023	88.3
99	Gil Hodges	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1943–1963	87.9
109	Hank Greenberg	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1947	87.7
111	Tony Pérez	Baseball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1964–1986	87.7
120	Harmon Killebrew	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1975	87.5
134	Frank Thomas	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2008	87.1
144	Willie Stargell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1982	86.7
150	Frank Chance	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1898–1914	86.5
165	Orlando Cepeda	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1958–1974	86
178	Jake Beckley	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1907	85.2
188	Jim Bottomley	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1937	84.6
193	Jeff Bagwell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2005	84.4
199	Dick Allen	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1977	84
210	Todd Helton	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2013	83

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