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Volleyball · Middle blocker · United States

David Lee

2006–2018 · Olympic champion with the United States in Beijing 2008.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
79.9
Cultural & brand footprint 38/100 · total legacy 67.8
Olympic gold medals
1
Olympic medals
2
World League titles
2
Olympic Games contested
3
Years with the national team
13

Category profile

Dominance
76
Peak
86
Longevity
80
Honours
80
Statistics
78

Career timeline · Titles per season

SeasonTitles per seasonShare of career
200655
200768
200896
200984
201082
201186
201288
201384
201490
201582
201676
201768
201860

Data sources

  • FIVB
  • Olympedia
  • CEV

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why David Lee ranks #208 in Volleyball

David Lee ranks 208th among Volleyball athletes on GOAT Rank and 3272nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 80, Honours 80, Statistics 78. Those categories are normalised against the full Volleyball reference universe of 308 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 2006–2018 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2008, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 1, olympic medals 2, world league titles 2, olympic games contested 3.

Immediately ahead sits Rosir Calderón on 79.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Gabriela Pérez del Solar on 79.9. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.

David Lee GOAT Score explained

Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Lee stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Volleyball cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2008. Scored 86/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours80/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.

David Lee — frequently asked

Is David Lee the GOAT?
Not on the current data. David Lee ranks 208th in Volleyball with a GOAT Score of 79.9, behind Karch Kiraly on 95.4.
What is David Lee's GOAT Score?
79.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does David Lee rank all time?
3272nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 208th within Volleyball.
David Lee vs Rosir Calderón: who ranks higher?
David Lee, on 79.9 against Rosir Calderón's 79.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.
Compare with Kiraly