Career wins
417
Shutouts
110
Strikeouts
3,509
MVP awards
2
World Series titles
1
Career ERA
2.2
Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 95
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 14 | |
| 1909 | 13 | |
| 1910 | 25 | |
| 1911 | 25 | |
| 1912 | 33 | |
| 1913 | 36 | |
| 1914 | 28 | |
| 1915 | 27 | |
| 1916 | 25 | |
| 1917 | 23 | |
| 1918 | 23 | |
| 1919 | 20 | |
| 1920 | 8 | |
| 1921 | 17 | |
| 1922 | 15 | |
| 1923 | 17 | |
| 1924 | 23 | |
| 1925 | 20 |
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 Walter Johnson ranks #13 in Baseball
Walter Johnson ranks #13 in Baseball and #1595 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.7/100.
The verified career covers 1907–1927 and 18 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 95/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Career wins 417, Shutouts 110, Strikeouts 3509, MVP awards 2.
Nearest context: ahead Grover Cleveland Alexander (91.8); behind Chipper Jones (91.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Walter Johnson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics95/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Johnson comparisons
Walter Johnson — frequently asked
- Is Walter Johnson the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Walter Johnson ranks #13 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 91.7/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Walter Johnson's GOAT Score?
- 91.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 95 (15%).
- Where does Walter Johnson rank all time?
- #1595 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #13 in Baseball.
- Walter Johnson vs Grover Cleveland Alexander: who ranks higher?
- Grover Cleveland Alexander ranks higher at 91.8 versus Walter Johnson at 91.7, a margin of 0.1 points.