MLB games
87
MLB wins
31
MLB strikeouts
586
MLB award: NL All-Star
3
MLB award: Baseball America Major League Rookie of the Year
1
MLB award: Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year
1
MLB award: NL Cy Young
1
John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 63.8
- Peak
- 71.5
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Honours
- 56
- Statistics
- 67.2
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 170 | |
| 2025 | 216 | |
| 2026 | 200 |
Data sources
- https://www.mlb.com/player/694973
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Skenes
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template%3APittsburgh_Pirates_roster
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112581490
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Paul Skenes ranks #361 in Baseball
Paul Skenes ranks #361 in Baseball and #4434 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 58.5/100.
The verified career covers 2024–present and 3 documented seasons. Peak is 71.5/100, with Peak the strongest category at 71.5/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: MLB games 87, MLB wins 31, MLB strikeouts 586, MLB award: NL All-Star 3.
Nearest context: ahead Ildemaro Vargas (58.5); behind Hunter Goodman (58.4). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Paul Skenes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance63.8/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 63.8/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak71.5/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 71.5/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity34.6/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 34.6/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours56/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 56/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics67.2/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 67.2/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Skenes comparisons
Paul Skenes — frequently asked
- Is Paul Skenes the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Paul Skenes ranks #361 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 58.5/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Paul Skenes's GOAT Score?
- 58.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 63.8 (25%), Peak 71.5 (20%), Longevity 34.6 (20%), Honours 56 (20%), Statistics 67.2 (15%).
- Where does Paul Skenes rank all time?
- #4434 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #361 in Baseball.
- Paul Skenes vs Ildemaro Vargas: who ranks higher?
- Paul Skenes ranks higher at 58.5 versus Ildemaro Vargas at 58.5, a margin of 0.0 points.