MLB no-hitters
2
Rookie of the Year awards
1
MLB strikeouts
1,918
NPB strikeouts
1,204
Strikeout titles
5
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 82
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 236 | |
| 1996 | 234 | |
| 1997 | 233 | |
| 1998 | 161 | |
| 1999 | 161 | |
| 2000 | 181 | |
| 2001 | 220 | |
| 2002 | 193 | |
| 2003 | 177 | |
| 2004 | 54 | |
| 2005 | 59 |
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 Hideo Nomo ranks #185 in Baseball
Hideo Nomo ranks #185 in Baseball and #2926 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.7/100.
The verified career covers 1990–2008 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: MLB no-hitters 2, Rookie of the Year awards 1, MLB strikeouts 1918, NPB strikeouts 1204.
Nearest context: ahead Frank Grant (84.9); behind Andy Cooper (84.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Hideo Nomo GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Nomo comparisons
Hideo Nomo — frequently asked
- Is Hideo Nomo the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Hideo Nomo ranks #185 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 84.7/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Hideo Nomo's GOAT Score?
- 84.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Hideo Nomo rank all time?
- #2926 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #185 in Baseball.
- Hideo Nomo vs Frank Grant: who ranks higher?
- Frank Grant ranks higher at 84.9 versus Hideo Nomo at 84.7, a margin of 0.2 points.