Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Home runs per season
| Season | Home runs per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 0.326 | |
| 1952 | 0.281 | |
| 1953 | 0.313 | |
| 1954 | 0.32 | |
| 1955 | 0.288 | |
| 1956 | 0.316 | |
| 1957 | 0.31 | |
| 1958 | 0.302 | |
| 1959 | 0.302 | |
| 1960 | 0.311 | |
| 1961 | 0.28 | |
| 1962 | 0.196 | |
| 1963 | 0.229 |
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 Minnie Miñoso ranks #94 in Baseball
Minnie Miñoso ranks 94th among Baseball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1266th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 84, Statistics 94. 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 1946–1980 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1951, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes all-star selections 9, gold gloves 3, career hits 1963, career batting average 0.299.
Immediately ahead sits Bert Blyleven on 87.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Gil Hodges on 87.9. 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.
Minnie Miñoso GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Miñoso stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Baseball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1951. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 34 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Minnie Miñoso — frequently asked
- Is Minnie Miñoso the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Minnie Miñoso ranks 94th in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 87.9, behind Babe Ruth on 94.6.
- What is Minnie Miñoso's GOAT Score?
- 87.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Minnie Miñoso rank all time?
- 1266th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 94th within Baseball.
- Minnie Miñoso vs Bert Blyleven: who ranks higher?
- Minnie Miñoso, on 87.9 against Bert Blyleven's 87.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.