Home runs
660
MVP awards
2
Gold Gloves
12
All-Star selections
24
World Series titles
1
Career hits
3,293
Category profile
- Dominance
- 94
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 95
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 20 | |
| 1952 | 4 | |
| 1953 | 41 | |
| 1954 | 51 | |
| 1955 | 36 | |
| 1956 | 35 | |
| 1957 | 29 | |
| 1958 | 34 | |
| 1959 | 29 | |
| 1960 | 40 | |
| 1961 | 49 | |
| 1962 | 38 | |
| 1963 | 47 | |
| 1964 | 52 | |
| 1965 | 37 | |
| 1966 | 22 | |
| 1967 | 23 | |
| 1968 | 13 | |
| 1969 | 18 | |
| 1970 | 8 | |
| 1971 | 6 |
Data sources
- MLB
- Baseball Reference
- Olympics.com
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Willie Mays ranks #2 in Baseball
Willie Mays ranks #2 in Baseball and #1225 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 93.8/100.
The verified career covers 1951–1973 and 21 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 95/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: Home runs 660, MVP awards 2, Gold Gloves 12, All-Star selections 24.
Nearest context: ahead Babe Ruth (94.6); behind Hank Aaron (93.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Willie Mays GOAT Score explained
- Dominance94/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics95/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
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Willie Mays — frequently asked
- Is Willie Mays the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Willie Mays ranks #2 in Baseball with a GOAT Score of 93.8/100, behind Babe Ruth (94.6).
- What is Willie Mays's GOAT Score?
- 93.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 94 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 95 (15%).
- Where does Willie Mays rank all time?
- #1225 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #2 in Baseball.
- Willie Mays vs Babe Ruth: who ranks higher?
- Babe Ruth ranks higher at 94.6 versus Willie Mays at 93.8, a margin of 0.8 points.