MLB games
342
MLB wins
163
MLB strikeouts
2,382
MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star
1
MLB award: MiLB.com Organization All-Star
1
MLB award: NL All-Star
1
MLB award: AL All-Star
5
MLB award: AL Cy Young
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 72.1
- Peak
- 74.2
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 74.8
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 100 | |
| 2014 | 138 | |
| 2015 | 202 | |
| 2016 | 98 | |
| 2017 | 196 | |
| 2018 | 276 | |
| 2019 | 326 | |
| 2020 | 94 | |
| 2021 | 243 | |
| 2022 | 257 | |
| 2023 | 222 | |
| 2024 | 99 | |
| 2026 | 131 |
Data sources
- https://www.mlb.com/player/543037
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Cole
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template%3ANew_York_Yankees_roster
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5552563
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gerrit Cole ranks #239 in Baseball
Gerrit Cole ranks #239 in Baseball and #3976 of 5078 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 71.4/100.
The verified career covers 2013–present and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 74.2/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 74.8/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: MLB games 342, MLB wins 163, MLB strikeouts 2382, MLB award: FSL Mid-Season All-Star 1.
Nearest context: ahead Paul Goldschmidt (71.6); behind Javier Báez (71.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gerrit Cole GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72.1/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 72.1/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak74.2/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 74.2/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity66.6/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 66.6/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics74.8/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 74.8/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Cole comparisons
Gerrit Cole — frequently asked
- Is Gerrit Cole the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gerrit Cole ranks #239 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 71.4/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Gerrit Cole's GOAT Score?
- 71.4/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 72.1 (25%), Peak 74.2 (20%), Longevity 66.6 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 74.8 (15%).
- Where does Gerrit Cole rank all time?
- #3976 of 5078 eligible athletes across all sports and #239 in Baseball.
- Gerrit Cole vs Paul Goldschmidt: who ranks higher?
- Paul Goldschmidt ranks higher at 71.6 versus Gerrit Cole at 71.4, a margin of 0.2 points.