GOAT Rank · 237

Greatest Athletes who debuted in the 1950s

This ranking is led by Bobby Moore, Pelé and Luis Suárez Miramontes. GOAT Rank currently ranks 237 eligible athletes who debuted in the 1950s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Bobby Moore ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 94.6.

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Bobby Moore

94.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1958–1977
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 95.0
Statistics: 91.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Bobby Moore

Pelé

94.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1956–1977
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 96.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 95.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Pelé

Luis Suárez Miramontes

93.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1953–1973
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 89.0
Honours: 95.0
Longevity: 91.0

Athlete: Luis Suárez Miramontes

Wilt Chamberlain

91.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1959–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 95.0
Statistics: 99.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Wilt Chamberlain

Lev Yashin

90.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1950–1971
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Lev Yashin

Bill Russell

90.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1956–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 96.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 97.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bill Russell

Bobby Charlton

89.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1956–1975
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Bobby Charlton

157

Paco Gento

87.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1952–1971
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Paco Gento

163

Sam Jones

87.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1957–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Sam Jones

204

Garry Sobers

87.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1953–1974
Country: 🇧🇧 Barbados

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Garry Sobers

252

Rod Laver

86.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1956–1979
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 93.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Rod Laver

259

Hal Greer

86.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1958–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Hal Greer

284

Éder Jofre

86.3

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1957–1976
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Éder Jofre

302

Amancio Amaro

86.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1959–1976
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 85.0

Athlete: Amancio Amaro

304

Al Oerter

86.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1954–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Al Oerter

308

Emile Griffith

86.1

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1958–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Emile Griffith

347

Garfield Sobers

85.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1953–1974
Country: 🏴 West Indies

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Garfield Sobers

352

Denis Law

85.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1956–1974
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Denis Law

367

Kurt Hamrin

85.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1952–1971
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Kurt Hamrin

378

Gianni Rivera

85.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1959–1979
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Gianni Rivera

400

Gordon Banks

85.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1958–1978
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Gordon Banks

425

Paul Arizin

85.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1950–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Paul Arizin

458

Joan Crawford

85.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1956–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Joan Crawford

459

Garrincha

84.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1953–1972
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 85.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Garrincha

496

Roger Hunt

84.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1958–1972
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Roger Hunt

498

Josef Masopust

84.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1950–1974
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Josef Masopust

502

Antonio Rattín

84.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1956–1970
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 85.0

Athlete: Antonio Rattín

548

Uwe Seeler

84.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1953–1972
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Uwe Seeler

555

Gabriel Elorde

84.3

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1951–1971
Country: 🇵🇭 Philippines

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Gabriel Elorde

563

Dawn Fraser

84.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1955–1964
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dawn Fraser

581

Mario Corso

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1958–1975
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Mario Corso

593

K.C. Jones

84.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1958–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: K.C. Jones

661

Tom Heinsohn

83.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1956–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Tom Heinsohn

670

Elgin Baylor

83.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1958–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Elgin Baylor

674

Omar Sívori

83.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1954–1969
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Omar Sívori

684

Billie Jean King

83.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1959–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 91.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Billie Jean King

691

Lance Gibbs

83.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1953–1976
Country: 🏴 West Indies

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Lance Gibbs

726

Bob Pettit

83.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1954–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bob Pettit

736

Flórián Albert

83.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1958–1974
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Flórián Albert

751

Just Fontaine

83.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1953–1962
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Just Fontaine

756

Bob Cousy

83.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1950–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bob Cousy

766

Hanif Mohammad

83.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1952–1969
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Hanif Mohammad

787

Billy Bremner

83.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1959–1982
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Billy Bremner

789

Murray Rose

83.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1956–1964
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Murray Rose

859

Gene Fullmer

82.7

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1951–1963
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Gene Fullmer

860

Curtis Cokes

82.7

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1958–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Curtis Cokes

875

Colin Cowdrey

82.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1954–1975
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Colin Cowdrey

879

Ken Rosewall

82.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1951–1980
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Ken Rosewall

882

José Nápoles

82.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1958–1975
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: José Nápoles

901

Ivor Allchurch

82.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1950–1968
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ivor Allchurch

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
5	Bobby Moore	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1977	94.6
6	Pelé	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1956–1977	94.2
11	Luis Suárez Miramontes	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1953–1973	93.3
31	Wilt Chamberlain	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1973	91.1
34	Lev Yashin	Football	🇷🇺 Russia	1950–1971	90.9
40	Bill Russell	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1969	90.6
52	Bobby Charlton	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1956–1975	89.9
157	Paco Gento	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1952–1971	87.6
163	Sam Jones	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1969	87.6
204	Garry Sobers	Cricket	🇧🇧 Barbados	1953–1974	87.1
252	Rod Laver	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1956–1979	86.6
259	Hal Greer	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1973	86.6
284	Éder Jofre	Boxing	🇧🇷 Brazil	1957–1976	86.3
302	Amancio Amaro	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1959–1976	86.2
304	Al Oerter	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1980	86.1
308	Emile Griffith	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1977	86.1
347	Garfield Sobers	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	1953–1974	85.6
352	Denis Law	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1956–1974	85.6
367	Kurt Hamrin	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1952–1971	85.5
378	Gianni Rivera	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1959–1979	85.4
400	Gordon Banks	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1978	85.3
425	Paul Arizin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1962	85.2
458	Joan Crawford	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1971	85.0
459	Garrincha	Football	🇧🇷 Brazil	1953–1972	84.9
496	Roger Hunt	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1958–1972	84.7
498	Josef Masopust	Football	🇨🇿 Czechia	1950–1974	84.7
502	Antonio Rattín	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1956–1970	84.7
548	Uwe Seeler	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1953–1972	84.3
555	Gabriel Elorde	Boxing	🇵🇭 Philippines	1951–1971	84.3
563	Dawn Fraser	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1955–1964	84.2
581	Mario Corso	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1958–1975	84.2
593	K.C. Jones	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1988	84.1
661	Tom Heinsohn	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1965	83.7
670	Elgin Baylor	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1972	83.6
674	Omar Sívori	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1954–1969	83.6
684	Billie Jean King	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1983	83.5
691	Lance Gibbs	Cricket	🏴 West Indies	1953–1976	83.5
726	Bob Pettit	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1965	83.3
736	Flórián Albert	Football	🇭🇺 Hungary	1958–1974	83.3
751	Just Fontaine	Football	🇫🇷 France	1953–1962	83.2
756	Bob Cousy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1970	83.1
766	Hanif Mohammad	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1952–1969	83.1
787	Billy Bremner	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1959–1982	83.0
789	Murray Rose	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1956–1964	83.0
859	Gene Fullmer	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1963	82.7
860	Curtis Cokes	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1972	82.7
875	Colin Cowdrey	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1954–1975	82.6
879	Ken Rosewall	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1951–1980	82.5
882	José Nápoles	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	1958–1975	82.5
901	Ivor Allchurch	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales	1950–1968	82.5

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