Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Hideo Nomo ranks #171 in Baseball
Hideo Nomo ranks 171st among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1578th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 82, Honours 82, 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 1990–2008 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1995, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak 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 mlb no-hitters 2, rookie of the year awards 1, mlb strikeouts 1918, npb strikeouts 1204.
Immediately ahead sits Jim Bottomley on 84.6, a gap of -0.1 points. Directly behind is Dave Bancroft on 84.6. 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.
Hideo Nomo GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Nomo stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1995. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Hideo Nomo — frequently asked
- Is Hideo Nomo the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Hideo Nomo ranks 171st in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 84.7, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Hideo Nomo's GOAT Score?
- 84.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Hideo Nomo rank all time?
- 1578th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 171st within Baseball.
- Hideo Nomo vs Jim Bottomley: who ranks higher?
- Hideo Nomo, on 84.7 against Jim Bottomley's 84.6 — a margin of 0.1 points.