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Baseball · Catcher · United States

Carlton Fisk

1969–1993 · Hit 376 home runs, the most by a catcher when he retired.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
85.5
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 75.8
Career home runs
376
All-Star selections
11
Rookie of the Year awards
1
Career games caught
2,226
Silver Sluggers
3

Category profile

Dominance
78
Peak
90
Longevity
92
Honours
82
Statistics
88

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
196950
197058
197165
197273
197380
197488
197595
197691
197788
197884
197981
198077
198173
198270
198366
198463
198559
198655
198752
198848
198944
199041
199137
199234
199330

Data sources

  • National Baseball Hall of Fame
  • Baseball-Reference
  • MLB official records

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Carlton Fisk ranks #175 in Baseball

Carlton Fisk ranks 175th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2649th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 92, Honours 82, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Baseball reference universe of 234 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1969–1993 with 25 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1975, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career home runs 376, all-star selections 11, rookie of the year awards 1, career games caught 2226.

Immediately ahead sits Joe Gordon on 85.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Leon Day on 85.4. 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.

Carlton Fisk GOAT Score explained

Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Fisk stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1975. Scored 90/100.
Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 24 years of competition and 25 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
Honours82/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.

Carlton Fisk — frequently asked

Is Carlton Fisk the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Carlton Fisk ranks 175th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 85.5, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Carlton Fisk's GOAT Score?
85.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Carlton Fisk rank all time?
2649th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 175th within Baseball.
Carlton Fisk vs Joe Gordon: who ranks higher?
Carlton Fisk, on 85.5 against Joe Gordon's 85.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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