Strikeouts
5,714
No-hitters
7
Career wins
324
All-Star selections
8
Strikeout titles
11
Seasons played
27
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 96
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 133 | |
| 1969 | 92 | |
| 1970 | 125 | |
| 1971 | 137 | |
| 1972 | 329 | |
| 1973 | 383 | |
| 1974 | 367 | |
| 1975 | 186 | |
| 1976 | 327 | |
| 1977 | 341 | |
| 1978 | 260 | |
| 1979 | 223 | |
| 1980 | 200 | |
| 1981 | 140 | |
| 1982 | 245 | |
| 1983 | 183 | |
| 1984 | 197 | |
| 1985 | 209 | |
| 1986 | 194 | |
| 1987 | 270 | |
| 1988 | 228 | |
| 1989 | 232 | |
| 1990 | 301 | |
| 1991 | 203 | |
| 1992 | 157 | |
| 1993 | 46 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nolan Ryan ranks #41 in Baseball
Nolan Ryan ranks #41 in Baseball and #2045 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.5/100.
The verified career covers 1966–1993 and 26 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Strikeouts 5714, No-hitters 7, Career wins 324, All-Star selections 8.
Nearest context: ahead Rogers Hornsby (89.5); behind Zack Greinke (89.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nolan Ryan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Ryan comparisons
Nolan Ryan — frequently asked
- Is Nolan Ryan the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nolan Ryan ranks #41 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 89.5/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Nolan Ryan's GOAT Score?
- 89.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Nolan Ryan rank all time?
- #2045 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #41 in Baseball.
- Nolan Ryan vs Rogers Hornsby: who ranks higher?
- Nolan Ryan ranks higher at 89.5 versus Rogers Hornsby at 89.5, a margin of 0.0 points.