Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Goals per season
| Season | Goals per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13 | |
| 1992 | 16 | |
| 1993 | 26 | |
| 1994 | 16 | |
| 1995 | 26 | |
| 1996 | 13 | |
| 1997 | 21 | |
| 1998 | 13 | |
| 1999 | 23 | |
| 2000 | 20 | |
| 2001 | 6 | |
| 2002 | 8 | |
| 2003 | 2 |
Data sources
- Serie A
- UEFA
- Transfermarkt
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gabriel Batistuta ranks #118 in Football
Gabriel Batistuta ranks 118th among Football athletes on GOAT Rank and 590th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 80, Honours 74, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Football reference universe of 875 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1988–2005 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1993, which sets the Peak component at 86. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career goals 344, serie a goals 184, serie a titles 1, argentina goals 56.
Immediately ahead sits Didier Drogba on 80.8, a gap of 0.6 points. Directly behind is George Weah on 81.1. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Gabriel Batistuta GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Batistuta stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Football cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1993. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Gabriel Batistuta — frequently asked
- Is Gabriel Batistuta the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Gabriel Batistuta ranks 118th in Football with a GOAT Score of 80.2, behind Cristiano Ronaldo on 95.5.
- What is Gabriel Batistuta's GOAT Score?
- 80.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Gabriel Batistuta rank all time?
- 590th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 118th within Football.
- Gabriel Batistuta vs Didier Drogba: who ranks higher?
- Didier Drogba, on 80.8 against Gabriel Batistuta's 80.2 — a margin of 0.6 points.