#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
101	Bob Gibson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1975	87.8
102	Josh Gibson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1946	87.8
103	Clayton Kershaw	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	87.8
104	Hugh Duffy	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1906	87.8
105	Home Run Baker	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1908–1922	87.8
106	Luke Appling	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1950	87.8
107	Reggie Jackson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1987	87.8
108	Jesse Burkett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1905	87.7
109	Hank Greenberg	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1947	87.7
110	Bryce Harper	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–—	87.7
111	Tony Pérez	Baseball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1964–1986	87.7
112	Dennis Eckersley	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1998	87.7
113	Cal Ripken Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–2001	87.6
114	Brooks Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1977	87.6
115	Gabby Hartnett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1941	87.6
116	Goose Gossage	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1994	87.6
117	Yu Darvish	Baseball	🇯🇵 Japan	2005–—	87.6
118	Buster Posey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2021	87.6
119	Juan Soto	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2018–—	87.6
120	Harmon Killebrew	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1975	87.5
121	Fred Clarke	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1894–1915	87.5
122	Masahiro Tanaka	Baseball	🇯🇵 Japan	2007–—	87.5
123	Jim Rice	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1989	87.5
124	Roberto Clemente	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1955–1972	87.4
125	Carl Yastrzemski	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1983	87.4
126	Adrián Beltré	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1998–2018	87.3
127	Rollie Fingers	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1985	87.3
128	Pete Hill	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1899–1925	87.3
129	Lou Whitaker	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1995	87.3
130	Harry Heilmann	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1914–1932	87.2
131	Fernando Valenzuela	Baseball	🇲🇽 Mexico	1980–1997	87.2
132	Wade Boggs	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1999	87.2
133	Johnny Bench	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1983	87.1
134	Frank Thomas	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2008	87.1
135	Mike Piazza	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2007	87.1
136	Tim Raines	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–2002	87.1
137	Roy Campanella	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1957	87.1
138	Buck Ewing	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1880–1897	87
139	Max Scherzer	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	86.9
140	Ronald Acuña Jr	Baseball	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2018–—	86.9
141	Ozzie Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1996	86.8
142	Juan Marichal	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1960–1975	86.8
143	Larry Doby	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1959	86.8
144	Willie Stargell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1982	86.7
145	Chief Bender	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1925	86.7
146	Francisco Lindor	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	2015–—	86.7
147	Trea Turner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2015–—	86.7
148	Sandy Koufax	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1966	86.6
149	Red Faber	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1914–1933	86.6
150	Frank Chance	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1898–1914	86.5

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