GOAT Rank · 712

Greatest Baseball Players of all time

This ranking is led by Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Hank Aaron. GOAT Rank currently ranks 712 eligible Baseball players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Babe Ruth ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.6.

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Pud Galvin

89.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1875–1892
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Pud Galvin

Bill Dickey

89.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1928–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bill Dickey

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

Justin Verlander

88.8

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

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

Athlete: Justin Verlander

Charlie Gehringer

88.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1924–1942
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Charlie Gehringer

Barry Larkin

88.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1986–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Barry Larkin

Craig Biggio

88.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1988–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Craig Biggio

Paul Molitor

88.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1978–1998
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Paul Molitor

Lee Smith

88.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1980–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Lee Smith

Kenley Jansen

88.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇨🇼 Curaçao

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Kenley Jansen

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

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

Pedro Martínez

88.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1992–2009
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Pedro Martínez

Alan Trammell

88.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1977–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Alan Trammell

Mickey Mantle

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1951–1968
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Mickey Mantle

Mike Schmidt

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1972–1989
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Schmidt

Rube Foster

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1902–1926
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Rube Foster

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

Willie Wells

88.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1924–1949
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Willie Wells

Derek Jeter

88.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1992–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Derek Jeter

Tris Speaker

88.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1907–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Tris Speaker

Roger Connor

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

Mule Suttles

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

Lefty Grove

88.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1925–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Lefty Grove

Alex Rodriguez

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1994–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Alex Rodriguez

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

Ichiro Suzuki

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1992–2019
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Ichiro Suzuki

Satchel Paige

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1926–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Satchel Paige

Miguel Cabrera

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

Iván Rodríguez

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1991–2011
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

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

Athlete: Iván Rodríguez

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

Craig Kimbrel

88.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2010–2024
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Craig Kimbrel

Billy Wagner

88.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1993–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Billy Wagner

Edgar Martínez

88.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1987–2004
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Edgar Martínez

Mordecai Brown

88.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1903–1916
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Mordecai Brown

John Clarkson

88.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1882–1894
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: John Clarkson

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

Tom Seaver

88.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1967–1986
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tom Seaver

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

Frankie Frisch

88.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1919–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Frankie Frisch

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

Biz Mackey

88.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1920–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Biz Mackey

Corey Seager

88.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Corey Seager

Yogi Berra

87.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1946–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Yogi Berra

Bert Blyleven

87.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1970–1992
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Bert Blyleven

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

Gil Hodges

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

100

Martín Dihigo

87.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1923–1947
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

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

Athlete: Martín Dihigo

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
51	Pud Galvin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1875–1892	89.1
52	Bill Dickey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1928–1946	89.0
53	Frank Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1976	88.9
54	Justin Verlander	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2005–active	88.8
55	Charlie Gehringer	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1942	88.8
56	Barry Larkin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2004	88.8
57	Craig Biggio	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2007	88.7
58	Paul Molitor	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1998	88.7
59	Lee Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1997	88.7
60	Kenley Jansen	Baseball	🇨🇼 Curaçao	2010–active	88.7
61	Larry Walker	Baseball	🇨🇦 Canada	1989–2005	88.7
62	Arky Vaughan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1948	88.7
63	Pedro Martínez	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1992–2009	88.6
64	Alan Trammell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1996	88.6
65	Mickey Mantle	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1968	88.5
66	Mike Schmidt	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1989	88.5
67	Rube Foster	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1902–1926	88.5
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
71	Willie Wells	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1949	88.5
72	Derek Jeter	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2014	88.4
73	Tris Speaker	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1907–1928	88.4
74	Roger Connor	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1880–1897	88.4
75	Mule Suttles	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1944	88.4
76	Lefty Grove	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1941	88.4
77	Alex Rodriguez	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2016	88.3
78	Joe DiMaggio	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1951	88.3
79	Ichiro Suzuki	Baseball	🇯🇵 Japan	1992–2019	88.3
80	Satchel Paige	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1965	88.3
81	Miguel Cabrera	Baseball	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2003–2023	88.3
82	Iván Rodríguez	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1991–2011	88.3
83	Al Kaline	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1974	88.3
84	Craig Kimbrel	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2024	88.3
85	Billy Wagner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2010	88.2
86	Edgar Martínez	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1987–2004	88.2
87	Mordecai Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1916	88.1
88	John Clarkson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1882–1894	88.1
89	Ray Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1948	88.1
90	Tom Seaver	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1986	88.0
91	Mel Ott	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1947	88.0
92	Frankie Frisch	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1919–1937	88.0
93	Hideki Matsui	Baseball	🇯🇵 Japan	1993–2012	88.0
94	Biz Mackey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1947	88.0
95	Corey Seager	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	88.0
96	Yogi Berra	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1965	87.9
97	Bert Blyleven	Baseball	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1970–1992	87.9
98	Minnie Miñoso	Baseball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1946–1980	87.9
99	Gil Hodges	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1943–1963	87.9
100	Martín Dihigo	Baseball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1923–1947	87.9

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