Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 40 | |
| 1981 | 48 | |
| 1982 | 56 | |
| 1983 | 64 | |
| 1984 | 73 | |
| 1985 | 81 | |
| 1986 | 89 | |
| 1987 | 97 | |
| 1988 | 84 | |
| 1989 | 71 | |
| 1990 | 59 | |
| 1991 | 46 | |
| 1992 | 33 | |
| 1993 | 20 |
Data sources
- World Athletics records
- Olympedia
- European Athletics archives
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ben Johnson ranks #240 in Athletics
Ben Johnson ranks #240 in Athletics and #2071 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 80.1/100.
The verified career covers 1980–1993 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Championship titles 1, Olympic bronze medals 2, Commonwealth titles 2, World Indoor titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Yamilé Aldama (80.1); behind Marvin Anderson (79.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Ben Johnson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Johnson comparisons
Ben Johnson — frequently asked
- Is Ben Johnson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Ben Johnson ranks #240 in Athletics with a GOAT Score of 80.1/100, behind Usain Bolt (93.2).
- What is Ben Johnson's GOAT Score?
- 80.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Ben Johnson rank all time?
- #2071 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #240 in Athletics.
- Ben Johnson vs Yamilé Aldama: who ranks higher?
- Ben Johnson ranks higher at 80.1 versus Yamilé Aldama at 80.1, a margin of 0.0 points.