Career saves
310
All-Star selections
9
World Series titles
1
Career ERA
3.0
Career strikeouts
1,502
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26 | |
| 1976 | 11 | |
| 1977 | 27 | |
| 1978 | 27 | |
| 1979 | 18 | |
| 1980 | 33 | |
| 1981 | 20 | |
| 1982 | 30 | |
| 1983 | 22 | |
| 1984 | 25 | |
| 1985 | 26 | |
| 1986 | 21 | |
| 1987 | 11 | |
| 1988 | 13 | |
| 1989 | 4 | |
| 1990 | 5 | |
| 1991 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 1 |
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 Goose Gossage ranks #116 in Baseball
Goose Gossage ranks #116 in Baseball and #2453 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.6/100.
The verified career covers 1972–1994 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Career saves 310, All-Star selections 9, World Series titles 1, Career ERA 3.01.
Nearest context: ahead Gabby Hartnett (87.6); behind Yu Darvish (87.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Goose Gossage GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
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Goose Gossage — frequently asked
- Is Goose Gossage the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Goose Gossage ranks #116 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.6/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Goose Gossage's GOAT Score?
- 87.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Goose Gossage rank all time?
- #2453 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #116 in Baseball.
- Goose Gossage vs Gabby Hartnett: who ranks higher?
- Goose Gossage ranks higher at 87.6 versus Gabby Hartnett at 87.6, a margin of 0.0 points.