GOAT Rank · 45

Greatest Baseball Outfielders of all time

This ranking is led by Ty Cobb, Oscar Charleston and Barry Bonds. GOAT Rank currently ranks 45 eligible Baseball outfielders using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ty Cobb ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.8.

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Ty Cobb

92.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1905–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 97.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Ty Cobb

Oscar Charleston

92.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1915–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Oscar Charleston

Barry Bonds

92.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1986–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 USA

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Barry Bonds

Stan Musial

90.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1941–1963
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 89.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 89.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Stan Musial

Manny Ramírez

90.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1993–2011
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

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

Athlete: Manny Ramírez

Dave Winfield

89.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1973–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Dave Winfield

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

Tony Gwynn

89.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1982–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tony Gwynn

Frank Robinson

88.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1956–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Frank Robinson

Larry Walker

88.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1989–2005
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Larry Walker

Billy Hamilton

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1888–1901
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Billy Hamilton

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

Ed Delahanty

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1888–1903
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ed Delahanty

Al Kaline

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1953–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Al Kaline

Mel Ott

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

Hideki Matsui

88.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1993–2012
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

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

Athlete: Hideki Matsui

Minnie Miñoso

87.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1946–1980
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

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

Athlete: Minnie Miñoso

104

Hugh Duffy

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1888–1906
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Hugh Duffy

107

Reggie Jackson

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1967–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Reggie Jackson

108

Jesse Burkett

87.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1890–1905
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jesse Burkett

110

Bryce Harper

87.7

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

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bryce Harper

119

Juan Soto

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Juan Soto

121

Fred Clarke

87.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1894–1915
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Fred Clarke

123

Jim Rice

87.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1974–1989
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jim Rice

128

Pete Hill

87.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1899–1925
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Pete Hill

130

Harry Heilmann

87.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1914–1932
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Harry Heilmann

136

Tim Raines

87.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1979–2002
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tim Raines

140

Ronald Acuña Jr

86.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇻🇪 Venezuela

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Ronald Acuña Jr

143

Larry Doby

86.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1942–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Larry Doby

152

Kirby Puckett

86.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1984–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Kirby Puckett

155

Lou Brock

86.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1961–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Lou Brock

169

Goose Goslin

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

Cool Papa Bell

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

192

Andre Dawson

84.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1976–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Andre Dawson

194

Vladimir Guerrero

84.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1996–2011
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Vladimir Guerrero

195

Sam Crawford

84.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1899–1917
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Sam Crawford

203

Earl Averill

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

Chick Hafey

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

209

Elmer Flick

83.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1898–1910
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Elmer Flick

214

Earle Combs

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

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

223

Kiki Cuyler

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

224

Harry Hooper

79.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1909–1925
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Harry Hooper

225

Mookie Betts

79.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Mookie Betts

229

Aaron Judge

78.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Aaron Judge

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
5	Ty Cobb	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1905–1928	92.8
6	Oscar Charleston	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1941	92.7
8	Barry Bonds	Baseball	🇺🇸 USA	1986–2007	92.3
15	Stan Musial	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1941–1963	90.9
17	Manny Ramírez	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1993–2011	90.8
30	Dave Winfield	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1995	89.9
32	Turkey Stearnes	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1942	89.8
36	Tony Gwynn	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1982–2001	89.7
53	Frank Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1976	88.9
61	Larry Walker	Baseball	🇨🇦 Canada	1989–2005	88.7
68	Billy Hamilton	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1901	88.5
69	Willard Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1958	88.5
70	Ed Delahanty	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1903	88.5
83	Al Kaline	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1974	88.3
91	Mel Ott	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1947	88.0
93	Hideki Matsui	Baseball	🇯🇵 Japan	1993–2012	88.0
98	Minnie Miñoso	Baseball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1946–1980	87.9
104	Hugh Duffy	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1906	87.8
107	Reggie Jackson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1987	87.8
108	Jesse Burkett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1905	87.7
110	Bryce Harper	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–active	87.7
119	Juan Soto	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2018–active	87.6
121	Fred Clarke	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1894–1915	87.5
123	Jim Rice	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1989	87.5
128	Pete Hill	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1899–1925	87.3
130	Harry Heilmann	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1914–1932	87.2
136	Tim Raines	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–2002	87.1
140	Ronald Acuña Jr	Baseball	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2018–active	86.9
143	Larry Doby	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1959	86.8
152	Kirby Puckett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1995	86.4
155	Lou Brock	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1979	86.4
169	Goose Goslin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1938	85.8
171	Cool Papa Bell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1946	85.8
192	Andre Dawson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1996	84.4
194	Vladimir Guerrero	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1996–2011	84.4
195	Sam Crawford	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1899–1917	84.3
203	Earl Averill	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1941	83.4
207	Chick Hafey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1937	83.1
209	Elmer Flick	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1898–1910	83.0
214	Earle Combs	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1935	82.2
219	Monte Irvin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1956	81.3
223	Kiki Cuyler	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1938	80.3
224	Harry Hooper	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1909–1925	79.9
225	Mookie Betts	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2014–active	79.8
229	Aaron Judge	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	78.8

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

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