- The first official black captain of the West Indies cricket team.
- A part of the world renowned "3 W's", alongside Everton Weekes and Sir Clyde Wolcott, all being highly distinguished batsmen on the global stage.
- Voted by ESPN as the 18th greatest cricketer of all-time.
- Received 19 votes in Wisden's polling for the "5 Cricketers of the century". This was the joint 6th highest number of votes received by any cricketer, alongside Dennis Lillee, and just 6 votes short of the 5th highest recipient, Shane Warne.
- In recognition of his accomplishments as a batsman and a captain who transformed a mediocre West Indies team to a global power in the sport as demonstrated during the West Indies' 1961 tour of Australia, the annual West Indies vs Australia test series was titled the Frank Worrell Trophy in 1965.
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