NPB MVP awards
1
Wins in 2013
24
MLB wins
78
MLB All-Star selections
2
Japan Series titles
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 15 | |
| 2010 | 11 | |
| 2011 | 19 | |
| 2012 | 10 | |
| 2013 | 24 | |
| 2014 | 13 | |
| 2015 | 12 | |
| 2016 | 14 | |
| 2017 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 12 | |
| 2019 | 11 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 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 Masahiro Tanaka ranks #122 in Baseball
Masahiro Tanaka ranks #122 in Baseball and #2460 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.5/100.
The verified career covers 2007–present and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 96/100, with Peak the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NPB MVP awards 1, Wins in 2013 24, MLB wins 78, MLB All-Star selections 2.
Nearest context: ahead Fred Clarke (87.5); behind Jim Rice (87.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Masahiro Tanaka GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Tanaka comparisons
Masahiro Tanaka — frequently asked
- Is Masahiro Tanaka the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Masahiro Tanaka ranks #122 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.5/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Masahiro Tanaka's GOAT Score?
- 87.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Masahiro Tanaka rank all time?
- #2460 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #122 in Baseball.
- Masahiro Tanaka vs Fred Clarke: who ranks higher?
- Masahiro Tanaka ranks higher at 87.5 versus Fred Clarke at 87.5, a margin of 0.0 points.