Who is better, Stengel or Mays?
Willie Mays leads with a GOAT score of 93.8 against 91.4 for Casey Stengel — a gap of 2.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Stengel vs Mays
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Willie Mays above Casey Stengel: 93.8 vs 91.4. Willie Mays leads on Longevity, Statistics, Dominance. Casey Stengel leads on Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MaysWinner
93.8Mays wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Stengel
91.4Stengel wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Willie Mays
93.8
Mays leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Stengel — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Willie Mays
2. Casey Stengel
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Casey Stengel5 seasons played · career day 7,304423 home runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Willie Mays5 seasons played · career day 1,825152 home runs
-64.1% vs Stengel at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Stengel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇺🇸 Mays | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 152 | 279 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | StengelRetired | MaysRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Series titles | 7 | 1 |
| Consecutive World Series titles | 5 | — |
| American League pennants | 10 | — |
| Career managerial wins | 1,905 | — |
| Seasons as a manager | 25 | — |
| Home runs | — | 660 |
| MVP awards | — | 2 |
| Gold Gloves | — | 12 |
| All-Star selections | — | 24 |
| Career hits | — | 3,293 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 95 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 95 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Mays93.8
Stengel91.4
FAQ
Where does Stengel beat Mays?
Stengel scores higher on peak, honours. Mays leads on dominance, statistics, longevity.
How is the Stengel vs Mays score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Stengel: 91.4, Mays: 93.8.
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