MLB All-Star selections
5
MLB strikeouts
1,929
NPB ERA
2.0
World Baseball Classic titles
1
Strikeout titles
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 221 | |
| 2013 | 277 | |
| 2014 | 182 | |
| 2015 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 132 | |
| 2017 | 209 | |
| 2018 | 49 | |
| 2019 | 229 | |
| 2020 | 93 | |
| 2021 | 199 | |
| 2022 | 72 | |
| 2023 | 117 | |
| 2024 | 90 |
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 Yu Darvish ranks #117 in Baseball
Yu Darvish ranks #117 in Baseball and #2457 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.6/100.
The verified career covers 2005–present and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: MLB All-Star selections 5, MLB strikeouts 1929, NPB ERA 1.99, World Baseball Classic titles 1.
Nearest context: ahead Goose Gossage (87.6); behind Buster Posey (87.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Yu Darvish GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Darvish comparisons
Yu Darvish — frequently asked
- Is Yu Darvish the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Yu Darvish ranks #117 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.6/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Yu Darvish's GOAT Score?
- 87.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Yu Darvish rank all time?
- #2457 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #117 in Baseball.
- Yu Darvish vs Goose Gossage: who ranks higher?
- Yu Darvish ranks higher at 87.6 versus Goose Gossage at 87.6, a margin of 0.0 points.