Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Fernando Valenzuela ranks #124 in Baseball
Fernando Valenzuela ranks 124th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1357th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 96, Longevity 84, Honours 86, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Baseball reference universe of 262 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1980–1997 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1986, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes cy young awards 1, rookie of the year awards 1, world series titles 2, all-star selections 6.
Immediately ahead sits Harry Heilmann on 87.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Johnny Bench on 87.1. 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.
Fernando Valenzuela GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Valenzuela stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1986. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Valenzuela comparisons
Fernando Valenzuela — frequently asked
- Is Fernando Valenzuela the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Fernando Valenzuela ranks 124th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.2, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Fernando Valenzuela's GOAT Score?
- 87.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Fernando Valenzuela rank all time?
- 1357th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 124th within Baseball.
- Fernando Valenzuela vs Harry Heilmann: who ranks higher?
- Fernando Valenzuela, on 87.2 against Harry Heilmann's 87.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.