Cy Young awards
1
Rookie of the Year awards
1
World Series titles
2
All-Star selections
6
Career strikeouts
2,074
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 13 | |
| 1982 | 19 | |
| 1983 | 15 | |
| 1984 | 12 | |
| 1985 | 17 | |
| 1986 | 21 | |
| 1987 | 14 | |
| 1988 | 5 | |
| 1989 | 10 | |
| 1990 | 13 | |
| 1991 | 8 | |
| 1992 | 8 | |
| 1993 | 13 | |
| 1994 | 8 | |
| 1995 | 2 |
Data sources
- MLB.com
- Baseball Reference
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Fernando Valenzuela ranks #131 in Baseball
Fernando Valenzuela ranks #131 in Baseball and #2543 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.2/100.
The verified career covers 1980–1997 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Cy Young awards 1, Rookie of the Year awards 1, World Series titles 2, All-Star selections 6.
Nearest context: ahead Harry Heilmann (87.2); behind Wade Boggs (87.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Fernando Valenzuela GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Fernando Valenzuela — frequently asked
- Is Fernando Valenzuela the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Fernando Valenzuela ranks #131 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.2/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Fernando Valenzuela's GOAT Score?
- 87.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Fernando Valenzuela rank all time?
- #2543 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #131 in Baseball.
- Fernando Valenzuela vs Harry Heilmann: who ranks higher?
- Fernando Valenzuela ranks higher at 87.2 versus Harry Heilmann at 87.2, a margin of 0.0 points.