- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1973–1993
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
GOAT Rank · 17
Greatest Baseball athletes of the 1970s
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1974–1993
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1973–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1979–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1978–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1972–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1970–1992
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1975–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1972–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1974–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1977–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1979–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1978–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1976–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1976–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1974–1992
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | George Brett | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1993 | 90.5 |
| 23 | Robin Yount | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1993 | 90.2 |
| 30 | Dave Winfield | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–1995 | 89.9 |
| 48 | Rickey Henderson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–2003 | 89.1 |
| 58 | Paul Molitor | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1998 | 88.7 |
| 64 | Alan Trammell | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1996 | 88.6 |
| 66 | Mike Schmidt | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1989 | 88.5 |
| 97 | Bert Blyleven | Baseball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1970–1992 | 87.9 |
| 112 | Dennis Eckersley | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1975–1998 | 87.7 |
| 116 | Goose Gossage | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1994 | 87.6 |
| 123 | Jim Rice | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1989 | 87.5 |
| 129 | Lou Whitaker | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1995 | 87.3 |
| 136 | Tim Raines | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–2002 | 87.1 |
| 141 | Ozzie Smith | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1996 | 86.8 |
| 159 | Bruce Sutter | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1988 | 86.2 |
| 192 | Andre Dawson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1996 | 84.4 |
| 202 | Gary Carter | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1992 | 83.6 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.
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