GOAT Rank · 146

Greatest Athletes from Australia

This ranking is led by Don Bradman, Donald Bradman and Cate Campbell. GOAT Rank currently ranks 146 eligible athletes from Australia using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Don Bradman ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.0.

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2398

Mal Anderson

75.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1952–1972
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Mal Anderson

2526

Tony Roche

75.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1963–1979
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Tony Roche

2546

Pat Cash

75.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1982–1997
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Pat Cash

2622

Vivian McGrath

74.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1932–1948
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Vivian McGrath

2623

Dinny Pails

74.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1938–1957
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Dinny Pails

2638

John Hawkes

74.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1921–1932
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: John Hawkes

2733

Leith Brodie

74.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2006–2014
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Leith Brodie

2738

Tommy Dunderdale

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1906–1924
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Tommy Dunderdale

2769

Fred Stolle

73.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1960–1976
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Fred Stolle

2787

Bill Bowrey

73.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1962–1975
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bill Bowrey

2788

Neale Fraser

73.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1954–1963
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Neale Fraser

2811

Jim Burke

73.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1948–1959
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Jim Burke

2820

Daria Kasatkina

73.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Daria Kasatkina

2830

Adam Basil

73.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1995–2004
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Adam Basil

2867

Lara Carroll

73.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1996–2002
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Lara Carroll

2915

Edgar Moon

72.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1925–1936
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Edgar Moon

2962

Ashley Cooper

72.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1953–1959
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Ashley Cooper

3030

Patrick Rafter

72.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1991–2002
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Patrick Rafter

3058

Rodney Heath

71.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1905–1919
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Rodney Heath

3106

Ashleigh Barty

71.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2010–2022
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Ashleigh Barty

3130

Karrie Webb

70.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1994–2022
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Karrie Webb

3163

Geoff Hughes

70.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1922–1932
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Geoff Hughes

3176

Natalie Cook

70.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1993–2012
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Natalie Cook

3177

Mark Edmondson

70.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1974–1988
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Mark Edmondson

3221

Ernie Parker

70.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1908–1916
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Ernie Parker

3242

Jan Stephenson

69.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1973–2003
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Jan Stephenson

3255

Arthur O'Hara Wood

69.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1912–1918
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Arthur O'Hara Wood

3291

Peter Thomson

69.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1949–1988
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Peter Thomson

3292

Jason Day

69.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jason Day

3296

Kerri Pottharst

69.2

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1993–2004
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Kerri Pottharst

3322

Matthew Abood

68.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2007–2016
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Matthew Abood

3429

Jack Brabham

67.5

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1955–1970
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Jack Brabham

3452

Steve Elkington

67.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1985–2015
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Steve Elkington

3455

Jim Ferrier

67.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1935–1970
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Jim Ferrier

3471

David Graham

67.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1970–2000
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: David Graham

3474

Greg Norman

67.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1976–2009
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Greg Norman

3545

Kel Nagle

66.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1946–1980
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Kel Nagle

3683

Anathan "ana" Pham

64.8

Sport: Esports
Career: 2016–2021
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Anathan "ana" Pham

3700

Cameron Smith

64.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Cameron Smith

3893

Wayne Grady

62.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1978–2010
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Wayne Grady

3960

Ian Baker-Finch

61.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1979–1997
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Ian Baker-Finch

3964

Adam Scott

61.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 2000–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Adam Scott

4022

Mark Webber

61.0

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2002–2013
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Mark Webber

4135

Alan Jones

59.0

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1975–1986
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Alan Jones

4281

Daniel Ricciardo

55.6

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2011–2024
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 58.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Daniel Ricciardo

4534

Oscar Piastri

48.0

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2023–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 52.0
Longevity: 40.0

Athlete: Oscar Piastri

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2398	Mal Anderson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1952–1972	75.6
2526	Tony Roche	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1963–1979	75.1
2546	Pat Cash	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1982–1997	75.0
2622	Vivian McGrath	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1932–1948	74.6
2623	Dinny Pails	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1938–1957	74.6
2638	John Hawkes	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1921–1932	74.5
2733	Leith Brodie	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2006–2014	74.0
2738	Tommy Dunderdale	Ice Hockey	🇦🇺 Australia	1906–1924	74.0
2769	Fred Stolle	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1960–1976	73.8
2787	Bill Bowrey	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1962–1975	73.7
2788	Neale Fraser	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1954–1963	73.7
2811	Jim Burke	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1948–1959	73.6
2820	Daria Kasatkina	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	2014–active	73.5
2830	Adam Basil	Athletics	🇦🇺 Australia	1995–2004	73.5
2867	Lara Carroll	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1996–2002	73.2
2915	Edgar Moon	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1925–1936	72.9
2962	Ashley Cooper	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1953–1959	72.6
3030	Patrick Rafter	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2002	72.0
3058	Rodney Heath	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1905–1919	71.8
3106	Ashleigh Barty	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	2010–2022	71.3
3130	Karrie Webb	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1994–2022	70.9
3163	Geoff Hughes	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1922–1932	70.6
3176	Natalie Cook	Volleyball	🇦🇺 Australia	1993–2012	70.5
3177	Mark Edmondson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1974–1988	70.5
3221	Ernie Parker	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1908–1916	70.0
3242	Jan Stephenson	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1973–2003	69.8
3255	Arthur O'Hara Wood	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1912–1918	69.7
3291	Peter Thomson	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1949–1988	69.2
3292	Jason Day	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	2006–active	69.2
3296	Kerri Pottharst	Volleyball	🇦🇺 Australia	1993–2004	69.2
3322	Matthew Abood	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2007–2016	68.8
3429	Jack Brabham	Formula 1	🇦🇺 Australia	1955–1970	67.5
3452	Steve Elkington	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1985–2015	67.2
3455	Jim Ferrier	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1935–1970	67.2
3471	David Graham	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1970–2000	67.1
3474	Greg Norman	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1976–2009	67.0
3545	Kel Nagle	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1946–1980	66.3
3683	Anathan "ana" Pham	Esports	🇦🇺 Australia	2016–2021	64.8
3700	Cameron Smith	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	2013–active	64.6
3893	Wayne Grady	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1978–2010	62.6
3960	Ian Baker-Finch	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	1979–1997	61.8
3964	Adam Scott	Golf	🇦🇺 Australia	2000–active	61.7
4022	Mark Webber	Formula 1	🇦🇺 Australia	2002–2013	61.0
4135	Alan Jones	Formula 1	🇦🇺 Australia	1975–1986	59.0
4281	Daniel Ricciardo	Formula 1	🇦🇺 Australia	2011–2024	55.6
4534	Oscar Piastri	Formula 1	🇦🇺 Australia	2023–active	48.0

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