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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2704

Mickey Cochrane

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1925–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Mickey Cochrane

2706

Waite Hoyt

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1918–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Waite Hoyt

2707

Bruce Sutter

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1976–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bruce Sutter

2708

Stefon Diggs

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Stefon Diggs

2709

A.J. Green

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 2011–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: A.J. Green

2710

Randall Bal

74.1

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2000–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Randall Bal

2711

Bill Freehan

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1961–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bill Freehan

2712

Whitey Ford

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1950–1967
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Whitey Ford

2713

Walt Kiesling

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1926–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Walt Kiesling

2717

Ben Hogan

74.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1930–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 91.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ben Hogan

2718

Ken Griffey Jr.

74.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1989–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ken Griffey Jr.

2719

Mike Trout

74.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Mike Trout

2720

Rob Gronkowski

74.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 2010–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Rob Gronkowski

2724

Madison Keys

74.0

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

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

Athlete: Madison Keys

2726

Don Drysdale

74.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1956–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Don Drysdale

2728

Ja'Marr Chase

74.0

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

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Ja'Marr Chase

2729

Howie Long

74.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1981–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Howie Long

2742

Von Miller

73.9

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Von Miller

2744

Max Carey

73.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1910–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Max Carey

2747

Bill Mazeroski

73.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1956–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bill Mazeroski

2748

Johnny Evers

73.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1902–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Johnny Evers

2749

Jason Taylor

73.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jason Taylor

2752

Lydia Jacoby

73.9

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Lydia Jacoby

2755

Bill Hewitt

73.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1932–1943
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Bill Hewitt

2760

Goose Goslin

73.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1921–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Goose Goslin

2761

Johan Kriek

73.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1977–1994
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Johan Kriek

2762

Burleigh Grimes

73.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1916–1934
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Burleigh Grimes

2765

Bobby Dillon

73.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1952–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Bobby Dillon

2766

Randy Stoklos

73.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1979–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Randy Stoklos

2767

Todd Rogers

73.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1994–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Todd Rogers

2771

Cool Papa Bell

73.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1922–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Cool Papa Bell

2772

George Connor

73.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1948–1955
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: George Connor

2774

Steve Owen

73.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1924–1933
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Steve Owen

2778

Terrell Owens

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1996–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Terrell Owens

2780

Mike Singletary

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1981–1992
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Singletary

2783

Sam Huff

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1956–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Sam Huff

2785

Cliff Harris

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1970–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Cliff Harris

2786

James Carter

73.7

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1995–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: James Carter

2792

Red Grange

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1925–1934
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Red Grange

2793

Ace Parker

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1937–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ace Parker

2796

Dick Butkus

73.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1965–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Dick Butkus

2802

Bill Foster

73.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1923–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bill Foster

2804

Bruiser Kinard

73.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1938–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Bruiser Kinard

2805

April Ross

73.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2006–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: April Ross

2809

Raymond Floyd

73.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1963–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Raymond Floyd

2810

Jack Butler

73.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1951–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Jack Butler

2816

Steve Van Buren

73.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1944–1951
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Steve Van Buren

2818

Randy Gradishar

73.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1974–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Randy Gradishar

2819

Roscoe Tanner

73.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1972–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Roscoe Tanner

2821

Joe Gordon

73.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1938–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Joe Gordon

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2704	Mickey Cochrane	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1937	74.1
2706	Waite Hoyt	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1938	74.1
2707	Bruce Sutter	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1988	74.1
2708	Stefon Diggs	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	74.1
2709	A.J. Green	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2022	74.1
2710	Randall Bal	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	74.1
2711	Bill Freehan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1976	74.1
2712	Whitey Ford	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1967	74.1
2713	Walt Kiesling	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1938	74.1
2717	Ben Hogan	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1971	74.0
2718	Ken Griffey Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2010	74.0
2719	Mike Trout	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	74.0
2720	Rob Gronkowski	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2021	74.0
2724	Madison Keys	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	74.0
2726	Don Drysdale	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1969	74.0
2728	Ja'Marr Chase	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2021–active	74.0
2729	Howie Long	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1993	74.0
2742	Von Miller	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	73.9
2744	Max Carey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1929	73.9
2747	Bill Mazeroski	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1972	73.9
2748	Johnny Evers	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1902–1929	73.9
2749	Jason Taylor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	73.9
2752	Lydia Jacoby	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2019–active	73.9
2755	Bill Hewitt	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1943	73.9
2760	Goose Goslin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1938	73.8
2761	Johan Kriek	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1994	73.8
2762	Burleigh Grimes	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1934	73.8
2765	Bobby Dillon	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1959	73.8
2766	Randy Stoklos	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1996	73.8
2767	Todd Rogers	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2016	73.8
2771	Cool Papa Bell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1946	73.8
2772	George Connor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1955	73.8
2774	Steve Owen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1933	73.8
2778	Terrell Owens	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2010	73.7
2780	Mike Singletary	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1992	73.7
2783	Sam Huff	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1969	73.7
2785	Cliff Harris	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1979	73.7
2786	James Carter	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2004	73.7
2792	Red Grange	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1934	73.7
2793	Ace Parker	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1946	73.7
2796	Dick Butkus	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1973	73.6
2802	Bill Foster	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1938	73.6
2804	Bruiser Kinard	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1947	73.6
2805	April Ross	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2022	73.6
2809	Raymond Floyd	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1963–2000	73.6
2810	Jack Butler	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1959	73.6
2816	Steve Van Buren	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1944–1951	73.5
2818	Randy Gradishar	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1983	73.5
2819	Roscoe Tanner	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1985	73.5
2821	Joe Gordon	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1950	73.5

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