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 just replacement level).This updated version uses Peak WAA (Wins Above Average) and the combo stat Peak OPS+ and Peak Rdef+ (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.

All Major Leagues?

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

Babe Ruth

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-2

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-4

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

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 6-22-24)

Lefty Grove

Roger Clemens

Lefty Grove

Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score

14
5.38
223.3

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
208.5

Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score

13
180.5
177.2

HOMA & HOMA-C

222.2
218.8 — (3)

Randy Johnson

Pedro Martinez

Greg Maddux

Pedro Martinez

Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score

12
5.03
187.1

Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score

11
187.0
163.6

HOMA & HOMA-C

201
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

192.3
199.4 — (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

186.5
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

163.9
162.3 — (12)

Bullet Rogan

Roy Halladay

Bullet Rogan

Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score

9
4.86
149.3

Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score

8
177.2
126.5

HOMA & HOMA-C

158.9
159 — (14)

Mike Messina

Mike Mussina

Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score

13
3.51
138

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

Hilton Smith

Phil Niekro

Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score

13
3.92
154.3

Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score

5
149.2
74.6

HOMA & HOMA-C

143.8
130.6 — (19)

Steve Carlton

Stan Coveleski

Steve Carlton

Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score

11
3.91
137.1

Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score

6
156.4
89.4

HOMA & HOMA-C

136.2
135.7 — (21)

Hal Newhouser

John Smoltz

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
130.1 — (23)

Eugene Bremer

Bob Feller

Eugene Bremer

Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score

6
5.87
134.2

Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score

5
181.9
90.9

HOMA & HOMA-C

134.6
126.9 — (25)

Mariano Rivera

David Cone

Carl Hubbell

David Cone

Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score

11
3.47
121.6

Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score

9
145.6
111.8

HOMA & HOMA-C

132.6
137.1 — (28)

Johan Santana

Warren Spahn

Johan Santana

Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score

9
3.82
117.6

Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score

9
150.3
115.4

HOMA & HOMA-C

130.9
121.2 — (30)

Robin Roberts

Tom Glavine

Robin Roberts

Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score

9
4.05
124.7

Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score

8
134.9
96.3

HOMA & HOMA-C

129.3
118.7 — (32)

Jim Palmer

Dave Brown

Jim Palmer

Pk WAA Yrs, Avg & Score

10
3.41
112.3

Pk ERA+ Yrs, Avg & Score

10
141.8
116.4

HOMA & HOMA-C

127.3
139.1 — (34)

Dazzy Vance

Dennis Eckersley

Roy Oswalt

Kevin Brown

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
116 — (38)

Bill Holland

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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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