- 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 Players who debuted in the 1950s
This ranking is led by Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Sadaharu Oh. GOAT Rank currently ranks 19 eligible Baseball players who debuted in the 1950s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Willie Mays ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 93.8.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#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 | 86.0 |
| 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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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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