GOAT Rank · 1370

Greatest Athletes from United States

This ranking is led by Michael Phelps, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Carl Lewis. GOAT Rank currently ranks 1370 eligible athletes from United States using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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2411

Mike Webster

75.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1974–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Webster

2412

Hugh Duffy

75.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1888–1906
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Hugh Duffy

2413

Alan Faneca

75.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Alan Faneca

2414

Home Run Baker

75.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1908–1922
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Home Run Baker

2415

Luke Appling

75.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Luke Appling

2419

Reggie Jackson

75.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1967–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Reggie Jackson

2420

Harold Carmichael

75.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1971–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Harold Carmichael

2421

Joe DeLamielleure

75.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1973–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Joe DeLamielleure

2422

Dan Hampton

75.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1979–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Dan Hampton

2423

Cortez Kennedy

75.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1990–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Cortez Kennedy

2428

Lindsay Davenport

75.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1993–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Lindsay Davenport

2429

Patrick Kane

75.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Patrick Kane

2431

Jesse Burkett

75.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1890–1905
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jesse Burkett

2432

Curley Culp

75.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1968–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Curley Culp

2433

Hank Greenberg

75.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Hank Greenberg

2434

Amanda Anisimova

75.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Amanda Anisimova

2435

Bryce Harper

75.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bryce Harper

2437

Lamon Brewster

75.4

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1996–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Lamon Brewster

2438

Larry Costello

75.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1954–1968
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Larry Costello

2439

Dennis Eckersley

75.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1975–1998
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Dennis Eckersley

2440

Dick Savitt

75.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1949–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Dick Savitt

2441

Charlie Joiner

75.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1969–1986
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Charlie Joiner

2445

Cal Ripken Jr.

75.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1981–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Cal Ripken Jr.

2446

Rod Woodson

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1987–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Rod Woodson

2447

Brooks Robinson

75.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1955–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Brooks Robinson

2448

Harmon Killebrew

75.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1954–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Harmon Killebrew

2449

Natalie Darwitz

75.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Natalie Darwitz

2450

Gabby Hartnett

75.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1922–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Gabby Hartnett

2451

John Lynch

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1993–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: John Lynch

2452

Cliff Branch

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1972–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Cliff Branch

2453

Goose Gossage

75.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1972–1994
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Goose Gossage

2454

Johnny Robinson

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1960–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Johnny Robinson

2455

Winston Hill

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1963–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Winston Hill

2456

Fred Clarke

75.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1894–1915
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Fred Clarke

2458

Torry Holt

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1999–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Torry Holt

2459

Buster Posey

75.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2009–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Buster Posey

2461

Jim Rice

75.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1974–1989
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jim Rice

2464

Link Lyman

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1922–1934
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Link Lyman

2469

Terrell Davis

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1995–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Terrell Davis

2470

Leroy Kelly

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1964–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Leroy Kelly

2471

Pete Henry

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1920–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Pete Henry

2472

Chris Hanburger

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1965–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Chris Hanburger

2473

Tony Canadeo

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1941–1952
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tony Canadeo

2480

Adrian Peterson

75.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 2007–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Adrian Peterson

2481

Hilary Knight

75.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Hilary Knight

2482

Carl Yastrzemski

75.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1961–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Carl Yastrzemski

2484

Anthony Edwards

75.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Anthony Edwards

2485

Meghan Duggan

75.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–2020
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Meghan Duggan

2486

Luke Kuechly

75.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 2012–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Luke Kuechly

2490

Richard Seymour

75.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 2001–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Richard Seymour

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2411	Mike Webster	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1990	75.5
2412	Hugh Duffy	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1906	75.5
2413	Alan Faneca	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2010	75.5
2414	Home Run Baker	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1908–1922	75.5
2415	Luke Appling	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1950	75.5
2419	Reggie Jackson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1987	75.5
2420	Harold Carmichael	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1984	75.5
2421	Joe DeLamielleure	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1985	75.5
2422	Dan Hampton	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1990	75.5
2423	Cortez Kennedy	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2000	75.5
2428	Lindsay Davenport	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2010	75.4
2429	Patrick Kane	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2007–active	75.4
2431	Jesse Burkett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1905	75.4
2432	Curley Culp	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	75.4
2433	Hank Greenberg	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1947	75.4
2434	Amanda Anisimova	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2017–active	75.4
2435	Bryce Harper	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–active	75.4
2437	Lamon Brewster	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2010	75.4
2438	Larry Costello	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1968	75.4
2439	Dennis Eckersley	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1998	75.4
2440	Dick Savitt	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1959	75.4
2441	Charlie Joiner	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1986	75.4
2445	Cal Ripken Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–2001	75.3
2446	Rod Woodson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2003	75.3
2447	Brooks Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1977	75.3
2448	Harmon Killebrew	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1975	75.3
2449	Natalie Darwitz	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2011	75.3
2450	Gabby Hartnett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1941	75.3
2451	John Lynch	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2007	75.3
2452	Cliff Branch	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1985	75.3
2453	Goose Gossage	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1994	75.3
2454	Johnny Robinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	75.3
2455	Winston Hill	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1977	75.3
2456	Fred Clarke	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1894–1915	75.3
2458	Torry Holt	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2009	75.3
2459	Buster Posey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2021	75.3
2461	Jim Rice	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1989	75.3
2464	Link Lyman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1934	75.3
2469	Terrell Davis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2001	75.3
2470	Leroy Kelly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1973	75.3
2471	Pete Henry	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1928	75.3
2472	Chris Hanburger	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1978	75.3
2473	Tony Canadeo	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1941–1952	75.3
2480	Adrian Peterson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2021	75.2
2481	Hilary Knight	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2007–active	75.2
2482	Carl Yastrzemski	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1983	75.2
2484	Anthony Edwards	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2020–active	75.2
2485	Meghan Duggan	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2020	75.2
2486	Luke Kuechly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2012–2019	75.2
2490	Richard Seymour	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2012	75.2

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