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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2822

Ryan Garcia

73.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Ryan Garcia

2825

Paul Endacott

73.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1921–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Paul Endacott

2826

Bobby Leonard

73.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1951–1963
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bobby Leonard

2827

Sonny Boswell

73.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1938–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Sonny Boswell

2828

Carlton Fisk

73.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1969–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Carlton Fisk

2834

Leon Day

73.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1934–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Leon Day

2837

Joe Mullen

73.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1979–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Joe Mullen

2840

Jackie Robinson

73.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1945–1956
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jackie Robinson

2842

Eli Manning

73.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 2004–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Eli Manning

2844

Jake Beckley

73.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1888–1907
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Jake Beckley

2845

Stretch Murphy

73.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1927–1935
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Stretch Murphy

2848

Trevor Hoffman

73.3

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

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

Athlete: Trevor Hoffman

2849

Tuffy Leemans

73.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1936–1943
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Tuffy Leemans

2853

John Hyden

73.3

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1998–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: John Hyden

2854

Charles Woodson

73.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2015
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Charles Woodson

2856

Steve Atwater

73.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1989–1999
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Steve Atwater

2859

Lynn Swann

73.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1974–1982
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Lynn Swann

2860

Dustin Johnson

73.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Dustin Johnson

2861

Thurman Munson

73.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1969–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Thurman Munson

2862

Laddie Gale

73.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1936–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Laddie Gale

2863

Ed Healey

73.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1920–1927
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ed Healey

2866

Karlee Bispo

73.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2008–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Karlee Bispo

2872

Ja Morant

73.1

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Ja Morant

2879

Drew Pearson

73.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1973–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Drew Pearson

2880

Stan Coveleski

73.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1912–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Stan Coveleski

2885

Dutch Clark

73.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1931–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Dutch Clark

2887

Joe Guyon

73.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1920–1927
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Joe Guyon

2890

Mike Dodd

73.1

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1980–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Dodd

2891

Sam Snead

73.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1934–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Sam Snead

2894

Regan Smith

73.0

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 54.0

Athlete: Regan Smith

2896

Bart Starr

73.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1956–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bart Starr

2898

Buster Douglas

73.0

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1981–1999
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Buster Douglas

2899

Tommy McDonald

73.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1957–1968
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tommy McDonald

2901

Odell Beckham Jr

73.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 2014–2024
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Odell Beckham Jr

2902

Jesse Haines

73.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1918–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Jesse Haines

2903

Frank Grant

73.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1886–1903
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Frank Grant

2906

Greasy Neale

73.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1916–1924
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Greasy Neale

2909

Moose Goheen

73.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1915–1932
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Moose Goheen

2911

Patty Berg

72.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1935–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Patty Berg

2913

Jason Witten

72.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 2003–2020
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jason Witten

2914

Jessica Pegula

72.9

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

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Jessica Pegula

2920

Charlie Sanders

72.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1968–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Charlie Sanders

2925

Jim Bottomley

72.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1922–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jim Bottomley

2927

Dave Bancroft

72.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1915–1930
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Dave Bancroft

2928

Andy Cooper

72.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1920–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Andy Cooper

2930

Carl Hubbell

72.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1928–1943
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Carl Hubbell

2931

Roy Halladay

72.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1998–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Roy Halladay

2932

Floyd Little

72.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1967–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Floyd Little

2937

Kathy Whitworth

72.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1958–1991
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Kathy Whitworth

2943

Danielle Collins

72.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Danielle Collins

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2822	Ryan Garcia	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	73.5
2825	Paul Endacott	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1928	73.5
2826	Bobby Leonard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1963	73.5
2827	Sonny Boswell	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1948	73.5
2828	Carlton Fisk	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1993	73.5
2834	Leon Day	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1950	73.4
2837	Joe Mullen	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1997	73.4
2840	Jackie Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1945–1956	73.3
2842	Eli Manning	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2019	73.3
2844	Jake Beckley	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1907	73.3
2845	Stretch Murphy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1935	73.3
2848	Trevor Hoffman	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2010	73.3
2849	Tuffy Leemans	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1943	73.3
2853	John Hyden	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2021	73.3
2854	Charles Woodson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2015	73.2
2856	Steve Atwater	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1989–1999	73.2
2859	Lynn Swann	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1982	73.2
2860	Dustin Johnson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2007–active	73.2
2861	Thurman Munson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1979	73.2
2862	Laddie Gale	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1946	73.2
2863	Ed Healey	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1927	73.2
2866	Karlee Bispo	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2014	73.2
2872	Ja Morant	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2019–active	73.1
2879	Drew Pearson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1983	73.1
2880	Stan Coveleski	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1912–1928	73.1
2885	Dutch Clark	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1938	73.1
2887	Joe Guyon	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1927	73.1
2890	Mike Dodd	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1997	73.1
2891	Sam Snead	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1979	73.0
2894	Regan Smith	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2017–active	73.0
2896	Bart Starr	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1971	73.0
2898	Buster Douglas	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1999	73.0
2899	Tommy McDonald	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1968	73.0
2901	Odell Beckham Jr	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2014–2024	73.0
2902	Jesse Haines	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1937	73.0
2903	Frank Grant	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1886–1903	73.0
2906	Greasy Neale	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1924	73.0
2909	Moose Goheen	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1932	73.0
2911	Patty Berg	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1962	72.9
2913	Jason Witten	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2003–2020	72.9
2914	Jessica Pegula	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	72.9
2920	Charlie Sanders	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1977	72.9
2925	Jim Bottomley	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1937	72.8
2927	Dave Bancroft	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1930	72.8
2928	Andy Cooper	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1941	72.8
2930	Carl Hubbell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1928–1943	72.8
2931	Roy Halladay	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2013	72.8
2932	Floyd Little	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1975	72.8
2937	Kathy Whitworth	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1991	72.7
2943	Danielle Collins	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	72.7

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