Hitting a HOMA!

Baseball's Live Ball Era "Hall of Maximum Achievement"

Roberto Clemente

Fine Tuning Achievement

The original version of the Hall of Maximum Achievement (HOMA) relied on Peak WAR and career OPS+/ERA+ for its basis. To be truer to its name, this 2.0 HOMA version emphasizes only peak measures that are in relation to the entire group of major league players (i.e. not replacements).This updated version uses Peak WAA (Wins Above Average) and the combo stat Peak OPS+ and Peak Rfield+ (named Peak O&D) for position players and Peak WAA and Peak ERA+ for pitchers, with some adjustment for modern day relief pitcher appearances.

The various peak scores are finally scaled and weighted (70-30 Peak WAA to Peak O&D for position players and a 2 to 1 ratio Peak WAA to Peak ERA+ for pitchers) to come up with a final HOMA score.

An additional HOMA-C score takes account of championship series play. Final scores of 99 or greater quality players for induction into either the Hall Of Maximum Achievement or its related championship version, HOMA-C.

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Includes player performance from the 7 Negro Leagues (1920-1948) now recognized as Major Leagues.

Who Hit a HOMA?

Top 60 Position Players

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(All category scores normed to 100 as the HOMA cutoff)

(As of 6-22-24)

Babe Ruth

Willie Mays

Lefty Gove
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
16,
7.35,
356.7
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
17,
187.1,
220.7
HOMA & HOMA-C
336.8,
324.3 — (1) RF-1

Barry Bonds

Rogers Hornsby

Barry Bonds
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
20,
6.07,
279.9
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
21,
169.8,
236.1
HOMA & HOMA-C
280.4,
256.3 — (3) LF-1

Hank Aaron

Ted Williams

Henry Aaron
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
19,
4.99,
276.1
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
20,
151.1,
202.2
HOMA & HOMA-C
268.7,
248.7 — (5) RF-1

Josh Gibson

Turkey Stearnes

Josh Gibson
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
12,
6.66,
262.7
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
12,
191.5,
175.3
HOMA & HOMA-C
251.3,
249.6 — (7) C-1

Lou Gehrig

Stan Musial

Lou Gehrig
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
13,
5.97,
248.9
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
14,
161.9,
165.3
HOMA & HOMA-C
237.9,
249.6 — (9) 1B-1

Mickey Mantle

Oscar Charleston

Mickey Mantle
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
15,
5.19,
240.0
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
17,
157.5,
185.8
HOMA & HOMA-C
236.2,
248.0 — (11) CF-3

Mike Schmidt

Willie Wells

Mike Schmidt
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
14,
5.28,
232.2
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
15,
146.1,
156.9
HOMA & HOMA-C
222.6,
207.2 — (13) 3B-1

Mel Ott

Rickey Henderson

Mel Ott
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
17,
4.32,
219.2
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
18,
147.2,
181.5
HOMA & HOMA-C
218.7,
207.7 — (15) RF-3

Albert Pujols

Buck Leonard

Albert Pujols
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
12,
5.57,
219.7
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
15,
151.7,
162.9
HOMA & HOMA-C
214.3,
206.6 — (17) 1B-3

Frank Robinson

Alex Rodriguez

Frank Robinson
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
15,
3.94,
182.3
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
19,
143.3,
184.1
HOMA & HOMA-C
190.4,
187.9 — (19) RF-4

Jimmie Foxx

Wade Boggs

Jimmie Foxx
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
12,
4.74,
186.9
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
14,
154.3,
157.5
HOMA & HOMA-C
187.2,
180.5 — (21) 1B-5

Roberto Clemente

Eddie Mathews

Roberto Clemente
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
12,
4.61,
181.8
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
16,
133.9,
150.9
HOMA & HOMA-C
181.5,
174.2 — (23) RF-5

Joe Morgan

George Brett

Joe Morgan
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
5.40,
188.4
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
139.5,
112.9
HOMA & HOMA-C
177.0,
172.4 — (25) 2B-2

Willard Brown

Joe DiMaggio

Willard Brown
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
5.59,
182.2
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
165.9,
125.6
HOMA & HOMA-C
175.3,
173.8 — (27) CF-5

Mule Suttles

Al Kaline

Mule Suttles
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
11,
4.47,
166.1
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
14,
165.6,
169.1
HOMA & HOMA-C
173.8,
169.0 — (29) 1B-6

Carl Yastrzemski

Ken Griffey Jr

Carl Yastrzemski
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
11,
4.55,
169.0
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
16,
136.7,
154.0
HOMA & HOMA-C
172.2,
159.5 — (31) LF-3

Cal Ripken

Jeff Bagwell

Cal Ripken Jr.
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
4.88,
170.3
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
15,
124.1,
133.2
HOMA & HOMA-C
167.9,
155.7 — (33) SS-3

Jud Wilson

Arky Vaughan

Jud Wilson
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
4.54,
158.2
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
13,
151.9,
147.1
HOMA & HOMA-C
162.0,
166.3 — (35) 3B-5

Adrian Beltre

Chipper Jones

Adrián Beltré
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
12,
3.88,
152.8
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
17,
124.1,
146.3
HOMA & HOMA-C
157.6,
144.1 — (37) 3B-6

Charlie Gehringer

Johnny Mize

Charlie Gehringer
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
12,
4.07,
160.3
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
132.1,
106.9
HOMA & HOMA-C
153.4,
146.0 — (39) 2B-3

Larry Doby

George Scales

Larry Doby
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
11,
3.98,
147.9
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
14,
137.9,
140.8
HOMA & HOMA-C
152.2,
146.7 — (41) CF-8

Larry Walker

Rod Carew

Larry Walker
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
4.12,
143.7
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
15,
135.9,
146.0
HOMA & HOMA-C
150.3,
138.1 — (43) RF-7

Jackie Robinson DH

Reggie Jackson

Jackie Robinson
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
8,
5.02,
152.2
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
136.9,
110.9
HOMA & HOMA-C
148.0,
148.6 — (45) 2B-4

Johnny Bench

Ron Santo

Johnny Bench
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
11,
4.06,
150.8
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
11,
130.6,
112.7
HOMA & HOMA-C
147.4,
150.9 — (47) C-2

Chase Utley

Scott Rolen

Chase Utley
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
8,
4.83,
146.5
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
128.9,
104.4
HOMA & HOMA-C
141.8,
139.1 — (49) 2B-5

Barry Larkin

Frank Thomas

Barry Larkin
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
12,
3.61,
142.4
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
12,
124.8,
114.2
HOMA & HOMA-C
141.1,
131.0 — (51) SS-5

Lou Boudreau

Gary Carter

Lou Boudreau
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
4.42,
144.2
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
130.0,
98.4
HOMA & HOMA-C
138.5,
128.1 — (53) SS-6

Ted Strong

Edgar Martinez

Ted Strong
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
7,
5.46,
149.1
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
5,
168.5,
83.0
HOMA & HOMA-C
138.4,
140.0 — (55) RF-9

Miguel Cabrera

Paul Waner

Miguel Cabrera
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
3.74,
130.5
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
13,
141.7,
137.2
HOMA & HOMA-C
137.6,
130.7 — (57) 1B-10

Alan Trammell

Robin Yount

Alan Trammell
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
11,
3.68,
136.9
PK Off/Def Yrs, Avg & Score
13,
118.0,
114.3
HOMA & HOMA-C
136.8,
130.0 — (59) SS-7

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Top 40 Pitchers

(As of 5-22-24)

Lefty Grove

Roger Clemens

Lefty Grove
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
14,
5.38,
223.2
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
13,
166.6,
163.7
HOMA & HOMA-C
228.4,
214.7 — (1)

Satchel Paige

Bill Foster

Satchel Paige
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
15,
4.78,
208.4
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
13,
180.5,
177.2
HOMA & HOMA-C
222.1,
218.7 — (3)

Randy Johnson

Pedro Martinez

Greg Maddux

Pedro Martinez
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
12,
5.03,
187.0
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
11,
187.0,
163.6
HOMA & HOMA-C
201.0,
188.3 — (6)

Ray Brown

Bill Byrd

Ray Brown
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
5.84,
191.9
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
168.8,
129.6
HOMA & HOMA-C
192.2,
199.3 — (8)

Tom Seaver

Curt Schilling

Tom Seaver
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
16,
4.08,
186.7
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
151.3,
124.3
HOMA & HOMA-C
186.4,
179.2 — (10)

Bob Gibson

Bert Blyleven

Bob Gibson
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
11,
4.39,
153.8
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
11,
149.2,
130.6
HOMA & HOMA-C
163.8,
162.3 — (12)

Bullet Rogan

Roy Halladay

Bullet Rogan
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
4.86,
149.2
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
8,
177.2,
126.5
HOMA & HOMA-C
158.9,
159.0 — (14)

Mike Messina

Mike Mussina
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
13,
3.51,
138.0
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
12,
138.4,
128.5
HOMA & HOMA-C
151.1,
142.3 — (16)

William Bell

Gaylord Perry

William Bell
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
4.74,
145.8
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
7,
157.4,
101.1
HOMA & HOMA-C
147.1,
150.1 — (17)

Phil Niekro

Kevin Brown

Phil Niekro
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
13,
3.92,
154.2
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
5,
149.2,
74.6
HOMA & HOMA-C
143.8,
130.6 — (19)

Hilton Smith

Steve Carlton

Stan Coveleski

Steve Carlton
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
11,
3.91,
137.0
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
6,
156.4,
89.4
HOMA & HOMA-C
136.1,
135.7 — (22)

Hal Newhouser

Eugene Bremer

Hal Newhouser
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
7,
5.07,
130.4
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
7,
158.2,
101.7
HOMA & HOMA-C
135.6,
130.0 — (24)

John Smoltz

Bob Feller

John Smoltz
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
13,
2.84,
111.7
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
13,
141.3,
138.7
HOMA & HOMA-C
134.9,
139.1 — (26)

Mariano Rivera

David Cone

Carl Hubbell

David Cone
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
11,
3.47,
121.5
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
145.6,
111.8
HOMA & HOMA-C
132.6,
137.0 — (29)

Johan Santana

Warren Spahn

Johan Santana
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
3.82,
117.5
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
150.3,
115.4
HOMA & HOMA-C
130.8,
121.2 — (31)

Robin Roberts

Tom Glavine

Robin Roberts
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
4.05,
124.6
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
8,
134.9,
96.3
HOMA & HOMA-C
129.3,
118.6 — (33)

Jim Palmer

Dave Brown

Jim Palmer
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
3.41,
112.2
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
10,
141.8,
116.4
HOMA & HOMA-C
127.2,
139.1 — (35)

Dazzy Vance

Dennis Eckersley

Dazzy Vance
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
4.38,
151.9
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
4,
143.9,
61.7
HOMA & HOMA-C
124.2,
114.1 — (37)

Roy Oswalt

Bill Holland

Roy Oswalt
Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score
9,
3.59,
110.5
Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score
8,
147.4,
105.3
HOMA & HOMA-C
121.9,
115.9 — (39)

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Rev 2.0 HOMA Candidates Scores Table

Above table divided into text files:

Retired: Position Players Pitchers

Rankings by Position

C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH SP RP

Negro Leagues

NGL Position Players NGL Pitchers

Eras

HOMA Position Rankings: Discriminated Integrated

Relation to HOF

HOFers HOF But Not HOMA HOMA But Not HOF

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