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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2605

Anthony Muñoz

74.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1980–1992
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Anthony Muñoz

2606

Marshall Faulk

74.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1994–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Marshall Faulk

2607

Bob Beamon

74.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1965–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 52.0

Athlete: Bob Beamon

2608

Ozzie Smith

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1978–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ozzie Smith

2610

Willie Stargell

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1962–1982
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Willie Stargell

2611

Jim Kelly

74.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1986–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jim Kelly

2612

Dan Dierdorf

74.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1971–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Dan Dierdorf

2613

Don Barksdale

74.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1948–1955
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Don Barksdale

2614

Chief Bender

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1903–1925
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Chief Bender

2615

Joe Klecko

74.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1977–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Joe Klecko

2616

Chad Carvin

74.6

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1993–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Chad Carvin

2617

Phoebe Bacon

74.6

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Phoebe Bacon

2618

Larry Doby

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1942–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Larry Doby

2619

Morolake Akinosun

74.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Morolake Akinosun

2621

Trea Turner

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Trea Turner

2626

Joe Hunt

74.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1937–1943
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Joe Hunt

2628

Randy Moss

74.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 83.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Randy Moss

2629

Sandy Koufax

74.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1955–1966
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Sandy Koufax

2630

LaDainian Tomlinson

74.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 2001–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: LaDainian Tomlinson

2632

Roger Craig

74.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1983–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Roger Craig

2633

Red Faber

74.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1914–1933
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Red Faber

2636

Chad Johnson

74.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 2001–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Chad Johnson

2637

Aqib Talib

74.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 2008–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Aqib Talib

2640

Hale Irwin

74.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1968–2015
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Hale Irwin

2647

Mickey Wright

74.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1955–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Mickey Wright

2650

Ed Reed

74.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 2002–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ed Reed

2655

Mike Michalske

74.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1926–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Michalske

2656

Frank Chance

74.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1898–1914
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Frank Chance

2657

John Carlos

74.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1966–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: John Carlos

2658

Ernie Banks

74.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1953–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ernie Banks

2664

Joe Thomas

74.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 2007–2017
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Joe Thomas

2665

Hugh McElhenny

74.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1952–1964
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Hugh McElhenny

2669

Kirby Puckett

74.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1984–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Kirby Puckett

2670

Hilton Smith

74.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1932–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Hilton Smith

2671

Ted Simmons

74.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1968–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Ted Simmons

2678

Gabriela Fundora

74.3

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2021–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Gabriela Fundora

2679

Lou Brock

74.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1961–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Lou Brock

2680

Turk Edwards

74.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1932–1940
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Turk Edwards

2681

Bob Brown

74.3

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bob Brown

2689

Sloane Stephens

74.2

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Sloane Stephens

2690

Edgerrin James

74.2

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

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

Athlete: Edgerrin James

2691

George Davis

74.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1890–1909
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: George Davis

2692

Herman Moore

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1991–2002
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Herman Moore

2693

Keenan McCardell

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1991–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Keenan McCardell

2694

Greg Burgess

74.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1988–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Greg Burgess

2695

Vic Hanson

74.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1924–1930
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Vic Hanson

2696

Billy Casper

74.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1954–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Billy Casper

2697

Gale Sayers

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1965–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Gale Sayers

2698

Robert Brazile

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1975–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Robert Brazile

2702

Marvin Harrison

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1996–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Marvin Harrison

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2605	Anthony Muñoz	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1992	74.6
2606	Marshall Faulk	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2005	74.6
2607	Bob Beamon	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1973	74.6
2608	Ozzie Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1996	74.6
2610	Willie Stargell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1982	74.6
2611	Jim Kelly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1996	74.6
2612	Dan Dierdorf	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1983	74.6
2613	Don Barksdale	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1955	74.6
2614	Chief Bender	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1925	74.6
2615	Joe Klecko	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1988	74.6
2616	Chad Carvin	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2001	74.6
2617	Phoebe Bacon	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2019–active	74.6
2618	Larry Doby	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1959	74.6
2619	Morolake Akinosun	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2013–active	74.6
2621	Trea Turner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	74.6
2626	Joe Hunt	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1943	74.6
2628	Randy Moss	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2012	74.5
2629	Sandy Koufax	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1966	74.5
2630	LaDainian Tomlinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2011	74.5
2632	Roger Craig	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1993	74.5
2633	Red Faber	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1914–1933	74.5
2636	Chad Johnson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2011	74.5
2637	Aqib Talib	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2019	74.5
2640	Hale Irwin	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1968–2015	74.5
2647	Mickey Wright	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1973	74.4
2650	Ed Reed	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2013	74.4
2655	Mike Michalske	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1937	74.4
2656	Frank Chance	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1898–1914	74.4
2657	John Carlos	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	74.4
2658	Ernie Banks	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1971	74.4
2664	Joe Thomas	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2017	74.3
2665	Hugh McElhenny	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1964	74.3
2669	Kirby Puckett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1995	74.3
2670	Hilton Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1948	74.3
2671	Ted Simmons	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1988	74.3
2678	Gabriela Fundora	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2021–active	74.3
2679	Lou Brock	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1979	74.3
2680	Turk Edwards	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1940	74.3
2681	Bob Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1973	74.3
2689	Sloane Stephens	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	74.2
2690	Edgerrin James	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2009	74.2
2691	George Davis	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1909	74.2
2692	Herman Moore	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2002	74.2
2693	Keenan McCardell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2007	74.2
2694	Greg Burgess	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1996	74.2
2695	Vic Hanson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1930	74.2
2696	Billy Casper	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1985	74.2
2697	Gale Sayers	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1971	74.2
2698	Robert Brazile	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1984	74.2
2702	Marvin Harrison	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2008	74.1

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