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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101

Bob Gibson

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1959–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bob Gibson

102

Josh Gibson

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Josh Gibson

103

Clayton Kershaw

87.8

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Clayton Kershaw

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

105

Home Run Baker

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1908–1922
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Home Run Baker

106

Luke Appling

87.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Luke Appling

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

109

Hank Greenberg

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

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

111

Tony Pérez

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

112

Dennis Eckersley

87.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1975–1998
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Dennis Eckersley

113

Cal Ripken Jr.

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1981–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Cal Ripken Jr.

114

Brooks Robinson

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1955–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Brooks Robinson

115

Gabby Hartnett

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1922–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Gabby Hartnett

116

Goose Gossage

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1972–1994
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Goose Gossage

117

Yu Darvish

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

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

Athlete: Yu Darvish

118

Buster Posey

87.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2009–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Buster Posey

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

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

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

122

Masahiro Tanaka

87.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Masahiro Tanaka

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

124

Roberto Clemente

87.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1955–1972
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

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

Athlete: Roberto Clemente

125

Carl Yastrzemski

87.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1961–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Carl Yastrzemski

126

Adrián Beltré

87.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1998–2018
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

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

Athlete: Adrián Beltré

127

Rollie Fingers

87.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1968–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Rollie Fingers

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

129

Lou Whitaker

87.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1977–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Lou Whitaker

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

131

Fernando Valenzuela

87.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1980–1997
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Fernando Valenzuela

132

Wade Boggs

87.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1982–1999
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Wade Boggs

133

Johnny Bench

87.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1967–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Johnny Bench

134

Frank Thomas

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

135

Mike Piazza

87.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1992–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Piazza

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

137

Roy Campanella

87.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1937–1957
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Roy Campanella

138

Buck Ewing

87.0

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

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

Athlete: Buck Ewing

139

Max Scherzer

86.9

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

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

Athlete: Max Scherzer

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

141

Ozzie Smith

86.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1978–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ozzie Smith

142

Juan Marichal

86.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1960–1975
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

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

Athlete: Juan Marichal

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

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

145

Chief Bender

86.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1903–1925
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Chief Bender

146

Francisco Lindor

86.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

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

Athlete: Francisco Lindor

147

Trea Turner

86.7

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

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

Athlete: Trea Turner

148

Sandy Koufax

86.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1955–1966
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Sandy Koufax

149

Red Faber

86.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1914–1933
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Red Faber

150

Frank Chance

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

#	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–active	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–active	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–active	87.6
118	Buster Posey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2021	87.6
119	Juan Soto	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	2018–active	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–active	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	87.0
139	Max Scherzer	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–active	86.9
140	Ronald Acuña Jr	Baseball	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2018–active	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–active	86.7
147	Trea Turner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	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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