- 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 Players who debuted in the 1970s
This ranking is led by George Brett, Robin Yount and Dave Winfield. GOAT Rank currently ranks 17 eligible Baseball players who debuted in the 1970s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, George Brett ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.5.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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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Sport lists use the raw In-Sport GOAT Score. Cross-sport lists use the official competition-depth adjustment. No scores are recalculated for this page.
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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