- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1951–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
GOAT Rank · 19
Greatest Baseball athletes of the 1950s
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1954–1976
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1959–1980
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1959–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1956–1976
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1951–1968
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1953–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1959–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1955–1977
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1954–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1955–1972
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1955–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1953–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1950–1967
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1956–1969
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1958–1974
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1956–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1956–1973
- Country
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1955–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Willie Mays | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1973 | 93.8 |
| 3 | Hank Aaron | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1976 | 93.7 |
| 7 | Sadaharu Oh | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1959–1980 | 92.6 |
| 39 | Willie McCovey | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1980 | 89.6 |
| 53 | Frank Robinson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1976 | 88.9 |
| 65 | Mickey Mantle | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1968 | 88.5 |
| 83 | Al Kaline | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1974 | 88.3 |
| 101 | Bob Gibson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1975 | 87.8 |
| 114 | Brooks Robinson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1955–1977 | 87.6 |
| 120 | Harmon Killebrew | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1975 | 87.5 |
| 124 | Roberto Clemente | Baseball | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1955–1972 | 87.4 |
| 148 | Sandy Koufax | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1955–1966 | 86.6 |
| 151 | Ernie Banks | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1971 | 86.5 |
| 161 | Whitey Ford | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1967 | 86.2 |
| 164 | Don Drysdale | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1969 | 86.1 |
| 165 | Orlando Cepeda | Baseball | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1958–1974 | 86 |
| 167 | Bill Mazeroski | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1972 | 85.9 |
| 204 | Luis Aparicio | Baseball | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 1956–1973 | 83.2 |
| 218 | Jim Bunning | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1955–1971 | 81.6 |
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