MVP awards
1
World Series titles
2
Gold Gloves
3
All-Star selections
7
Career batting average
0.3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 86
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.302 | |
| 1971 | 0.251 | |
| 1972 | 0.28 | |
| 1973 | 0.301 | |
| 1974 | 0.261 | |
| 1975 | 0.318 | |
| 1976 | 0.302 | |
| 1977 | 0.308 | |
| 1978 | 0.297 | |
| 1979 | 0.288 |
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 Thurman Munson ranks #181 in Baseball
Thurman Munson ranks #181 in Baseball and #2861 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 85.1/100.
The verified career covers 1969–1979 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: MVP awards 1, World Series titles 2, Gold Gloves 3, All-Star selections 7.
Nearest context: ahead David Ortiz (85.1); behind Stan Coveleski (85.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Thurman Munson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Munson comparisons
Thurman Munson — frequently asked
- Is Thurman Munson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Thurman Munson ranks #181 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 85.1/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Thurman Munson's GOAT Score?
- 85.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Thurman Munson rank all time?
- #2861 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #181 in Baseball.
- Thurman Munson vs David Ortiz: who ranks higher?
- Thurman Munson ranks higher at 85.1 versus David Ortiz at 85.1, a margin of 0.0 points.