Career wins
365
Career innings pitched
6,003
Career complete games
646
Career shutouts
57
Career strikeouts
1,807
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 37 | |
| 1880 | 20 | |
| 1881 | 28 | |
| 1882 | 46 | |
| 1883 | 46 | |
| 1884 | 46 | |
| 1885 | 29 | |
| 1886 | 29 | |
| 1887 | 28 | |
| 1888 | 23 | |
| 1889 | 23 | |
| 1890 | 12 | |
| 1891 | 14 | |
| 1892 | 5 |
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 Pud Galvin ranks #51 in Baseball
Pud Galvin ranks #51 in Baseball and #2129 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 89.1/100.
The verified career covers 1875–1892 and 14 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 96/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Career wins 365, Career innings pitched 6003, Career complete games 646, Career shutouts 57.
Nearest context: ahead Warren Spahn (89.1); behind Bill Dickey (89.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Pud Galvin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, 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.
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Pud Galvin — frequently asked
- Is Pud Galvin the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Pud Galvin ranks #51 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 89.1/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Pud Galvin's GOAT Score?
- 89.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Pud Galvin rank all time?
- #2129 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #51 in Baseball.
- Pud Galvin vs Warren Spahn: who ranks higher?
- Pud Galvin ranks higher at 89.1 versus Warren Spahn at 89.1, a margin of 0.0 points.