MVP awards
1
All-Star selections
12
Career hits
2,663
Gold Gloves
3
Seasons played
19
Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 50 | |
| 1948 | 54 | |
| 1949 | 58 | |
| 1950 | 62 | |
| 1951 | 66 | |
| 1952 | 70 | |
| 1953 | 74 | |
| 1954 | 78 | |
| 1955 | 82 | |
| 1956 | 86 | |
| 1957 | 90 | |
| 1958 | 94 | |
| 1959 | 85 | |
| 1960 | 76 | |
| 1961 | 67 | |
| 1962 | 59 | |
| 1963 | 50 | |
| 1964 | 41 | |
| 1965 | 32 |
Data sources
- National Baseball Hall of Fame
- Baseball-Reference
- MLB official records
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nellie Fox ranks #213 in Baseball
Nellie Fox ranks #213 in Baseball and #3150 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 82.3/100.
The verified career covers 1947–1965 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: MVP awards 1, All-Star selections 12, Career hits 2663, Gold Gloves 3.
Nearest context: ahead Joe Torre (82.7); behind Earle Combs (82.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nellie Fox GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Fox comparisons
Nellie Fox — frequently asked
- Is Nellie Fox the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nellie Fox ranks #213 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 82.3/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Nellie Fox's GOAT Score?
- 82.3/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Nellie Fox rank all time?
- #3150 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #213 in Baseball.
- Nellie Fox vs Joe Torre: who ranks higher?
- Joe Torre ranks higher at 82.7 versus Nellie Fox at 82.3, a margin of 0.4 points.