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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151

Ernie Banks

86.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1953–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ernie Banks

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

153

Hilton Smith

86.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1932–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Hilton Smith

154

Ted Simmons

86.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1968–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Ted Simmons

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

156

George Davis

86.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1890–1909
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: George Davis

157

Mickey Cochrane

86.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1925–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Mickey Cochrane

158

Waite Hoyt

86.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1918–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Waite Hoyt

159

Bruce Sutter

86.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1976–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bruce Sutter

160

Bill Freehan

86.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1961–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bill Freehan

161

Whitey Ford

86.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1950–1967
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Whitey Ford

162

Ken Griffey Jr.

86.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1989–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ken Griffey Jr.

163

Mike Trout

86.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Mike Trout

164

Don Drysdale

86.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1956–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Don Drysdale

165

Orlando Cepeda

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

166

Max Carey

85.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1910–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Max Carey

167

Bill Mazeroski

85.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1956–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bill Mazeroski

168

Johnny Evers

85.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1902–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Johnny Evers

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

170

Burleigh Grimes

85.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1916–1934
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Burleigh Grimes

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

172

Roberto Alomar

85.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1988–2004
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

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

Athlete: Roberto Alomar

173

Bill Foster

85.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1923–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bill Foster

174

Joe Gordon

85.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1938–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Joe Gordon

175

Carlton Fisk

85.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1969–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Carlton Fisk

176

Leon Day

85.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1934–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Leon Day

177

Jackie Robinson

85.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1945–1956
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Jackie Robinson

178

Jake Beckley

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

179

Trevor Hoffman

85.2

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Trevor Hoffman

180

David Ortiz

85.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1997–2016
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: David Ortiz

181

Thurman Munson

85.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1969–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Thurman Munson

182

Stan Coveleski

85.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1912–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Stan Coveleski

183

Jesse Haines

84.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1918–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Jesse Haines

184

Frank Grant

84.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1886–1903
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Frank Grant

185

Hideo Nomo

84.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1990–2008
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Hideo Nomo

186

Andy Cooper

84.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1920–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Andy Cooper

187

Carl Hubbell

84.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1928–1943
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Carl Hubbell

188

Jim Bottomley

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

189

Dave Bancroft

84.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1915–1930
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Dave Bancroft

190

Roy Halladay

84.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1998–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Roy Halladay

191

Jack Chesbro

84.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1899–1909
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Jack Chesbro

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

193

Jeff Bagwell

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

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

196

Richie Ashburn

84.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1948–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Richie Ashburn

197

Billy Herman

84.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1931–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Billy Herman

198

Nomar Garciaparra

84.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1996–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Nomar Garciaparra

199

Dick Allen

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

200

Shohei Ohtani

83.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Shohei Ohtani

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
151	Ernie Banks	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1971	86.5
152	Kirby Puckett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1995	86.4
153	Hilton Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1948	86.4
154	Ted Simmons	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1988	86.4
155	Lou Brock	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1979	86.4
156	George Davis	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1909	86.3
157	Mickey Cochrane	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1937	86.2
158	Waite Hoyt	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1938	86.2
159	Bruce Sutter	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1988	86.2
160	Bill Freehan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1976	86.2
161	Whitey Ford	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1967	86.2
162	Ken Griffey Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2010	86.1
163	Mike Trout	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	86.1
164	Don Drysdale	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1969	86.1
165	Orlando Cepeda	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1958–1974	86.0
166	Max Carey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1929	85.9
167	Bill Mazeroski	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1972	85.9
168	Johnny Evers	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1902–1929	85.9
169	Goose Goslin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1938	85.8
170	Burleigh Grimes	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1934	85.8
171	Cool Papa Bell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1946	85.8
172	Roberto Alomar	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1988–2004	85.7
173	Bill Foster	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1938	85.6
174	Joe Gordon	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1950	85.5
175	Carlton Fisk	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1993	85.5
176	Leon Day	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1950	85.4
177	Jackie Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1945–1956	85.2
178	Jake Beckley	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1907	85.2
179	Trevor Hoffman	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2010	85.2
180	David Ortiz	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1997–2016	85.1
181	Thurman Munson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1979	85.1
182	Stan Coveleski	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1912–1928	85.0
183	Jesse Haines	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1937	84.9
184	Frank Grant	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1886–1903	84.9
185	Hideo Nomo	Baseball	🇯🇵 Japan	1990–2008	84.7
186	Andy Cooper	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1941	84.7
187	Carl Hubbell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1928–1943	84.7
188	Jim Bottomley	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1937	84.6
189	Dave Bancroft	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1930	84.6
190	Roy Halladay	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2013	84.6
191	Jack Chesbro	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1899–1909	84.5
192	Andre Dawson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1996	84.4
193	Jeff Bagwell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2005	84.4
194	Vladimir Guerrero	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1996–2011	84.4
195	Sam Crawford	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1899–1917	84.3
196	Richie Ashburn	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1962	84.2
197	Billy Herman	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1947	84.2
198	Nomar Garciaparra	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2009	84.2
199	Dick Allen	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1977	84.0
200	Shohei Ohtani	Baseball	🇯🇵 Japan	2018–active	83.7

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