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Baseball · Second baseman · United States

Bill Mazeroski

1956–1972 · Hit the walk-off home run that won the 1960 World Series.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
85.9
Cultural & brand footprint 50/100 · total legacy 75.3
World Series titles
2
Gold Gloves
8
All-Star selections
10
Career double plays turned
1,706
Seasons played
17

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
92
Longevity
86
Honours
84
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Home runs per season

SeasonHome runs per seasonShare of career
19563
19578
195819
19597
196011
196113
196214
19638
196410
19656
196616
19679
19683
19693
19700
19711
19720

Data sources

  • MLB.com
  • Baseball Reference
  • National Baseball Hall of Fame

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Bill Mazeroski ranks #156 in Baseball

Bill Mazeroski ranks 156th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1477th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 86, Honours 84, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Baseball reference universe of 262 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1956–1972 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1958, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes world series titles 2, gold gloves 8, all-star selections 10, career double plays turned 1706.

Immediately ahead sits Max Carey on 85.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Johnny Evers on 85.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

Bill Mazeroski GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Mazeroski stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1958. Scored 92/100.
Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
Honours84/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Bill Mazeroski — frequently asked

Is Bill Mazeroski the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Bill Mazeroski ranks 156th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 85.9, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
What is Bill Mazeroski's GOAT Score?
85.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Bill Mazeroski rank all time?
1477th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 156th within Baseball.
Bill Mazeroski vs Max Carey: who ranks higher?
Bill Mazeroski, on 85.9 against Max Carey's 85.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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