Cy Young Awards
3
League MVP awards
1
World Series titles
2
Career strikeouts
3,400
No-hitters
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.63 | |
| 2007 | 3.66 | |
| 2008 | 4.84 | |
| 2009 | 3.45 | |
| 2010 | 3.37 | |
| 2011 | 2.4 | |
| 2012 | 2.64 | |
| 2013 | 3.46 | |
| 2014 | 4.54 | |
| 2015 | 3.38 | |
| 2016 | 3.04 | |
| 2017 | 3.36 | |
| 2018 | 2.52 | |
| 2019 | 2.58 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1.75 | |
| 2022 | 3.22 | |
| 2023 | 5.48 | |
| 2024 | 3.85 |
Data sources
- MLB
- 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 Justin Verlander ranks #54 in Baseball
Justin Verlander ranks #54 in Baseball and #2175 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 88.8/100.
The verified career covers 2005–present and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Cy Young Awards 3, League MVP awards 1, World Series titles 2, Career strikeouts 3400.
Nearest context: ahead Frank Robinson (88.9); behind Charlie Gehringer (88.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Justin Verlander GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Verlander comparisons
Justin Verlander — frequently asked
- Is Justin Verlander the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Justin Verlander ranks #54 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 88.8/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Justin Verlander's GOAT Score?
- 88.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Justin Verlander rank all time?
- #2175 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #54 in Baseball.
- Justin Verlander vs Frank Robinson: who ranks higher?
- Frank Robinson ranks higher at 88.9 versus Justin Verlander at 88.8, a margin of 0.1 points.