GGOATRANK

GOAT Rank Β· 1348

Greatest athletes from United States

This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.

#AthleteGOAT Score
Sport
Volleyball
Career
1994–2016
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
88.0
Athlete: Todd Rogers
Sport
Baseball
Career
1922–1946
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
88.0
Athlete: Cool Papa Bell
Sport
American Football
Career
1948–1955
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: George Connor
Sport
American Football
Career
1924–1933
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Steve Owen
Sport
American Football
Career
1996–2010
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: Terrell Owens
Sport
American Football
Career
1981–1992
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Mike Singletary
Sport
American Football
Career
1956–1969
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Sam Huff
Sport
American Football
Career
1970–1979
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Cliff Harris
Sport
Swimming
Career
1995–2004
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
86.0
Dominance
68.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
72.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: James Carter
Sport
American Football
Career
1925–1934
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
94.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
72.0
Athlete: Red Grange
Sport
American Football
Career
1937–1946
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
76.0
Athlete: Ace Parker
Sport
American Football
Career
1965–1973
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
72.0
Athlete: Dick Butkus
Sport
Baseball
Career
1923–1938
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Bill Foster
Sport
American Football
Career
1938–1947
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Bruiser Kinard
Sport
Volleyball
Career
2006–2022
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
88.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: April Ross
Sport
Golf
Career
1963–2000
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
90.0
Longevity
94.0
Athlete: Raymond Floyd
Sport
American Football
Career
1951–1959
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Jack Butler
Sport
American Football
Career
1944–1951
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
66.0
Athlete: Steve Van Buren
Sport
American Football
Career
1974–1983
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
76.0
Athlete: Randy Gradishar
Sport
Tennis
Career
1972–1985
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Roscoe Tanner
Sport
Baseball
Career
1938–1950
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Joe Gordon
Sport
Boxing
Career
2016–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
68.0
Longevity
68.0
Athlete: Ryan Garcia
Sport
Basketball
Career
1921–1928
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
86.0
Dominance
76.0
Statistics
72.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
66.0
Athlete: Paul Endacott
Sport
Basketball
Career
1951–1963
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
82.0
Dominance
70.0
Statistics
74.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
76.0
Athlete: Bobby Leonard
Sport
Basketball
Career
1938–1948
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
86.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
76.0
Honours
72.0
Longevity
70.0
Athlete: Sonny Boswell
Sport
Baseball
Career
1969–1993
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
92.0
Athlete: Carlton Fisk
Sport
Baseball
Career
1934–1950
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Leon Day
Sport
Ice Hockey
Career
1979–1997
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
76.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
84.0
Athlete: Joe Mullen
Sport
American Football
Career
2004–2019
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
84.0
Athlete: Eli Manning
Sport
Baseball
Career
1888–1907
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
94.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
94.0
Athlete: Jake Beckley
Sport
Basketball
Career
1927–1935
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
86.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
74.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
66.0
Athlete: Stretch Murphy
Sport
Baseball
Career
1993–2010
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: Trevor Hoffman
Sport
American Football
Career
1936–1943
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Tuffy Leemans
Sport
Volleyball
Career
1998–2021
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
94.0
Athlete: John Hyden
Sport
American Football
Career
1998–2015
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
86.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
88.0
Athlete: Charles Woodson
Sport
American Football
Career
1989–1999
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Steve Atwater
Sport
American Football
Career
1974–1982
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
94.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
70.0
Athlete: Lynn Swann
Sport
Golf
Career
2007–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
94.0
Dominance
88.0
Statistics
94.0
Honours
88.0
Longevity
84.0
Athlete: Dustin Johnson
Sport
Baseball
Career
1969–1979
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
94.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Thurman Munson
Sport
Basketball
Career
1936–1946
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
86.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
74.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
68.0
Athlete: Laddie Gale
Sport
American Football
Career
1920–1927
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Ed Healey
Sport
Swimming
Career
2008–2014
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
82.0
Dominance
70.0
Statistics
80.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
72.0
Athlete: Karlee Bispo
Sport
Basketball
Career
2019–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
70.0
Longevity
58.0
Athlete: Ja Morant
Sport
American Football
Career
1973–1983
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Drew Pearson
Sport
Baseball
Career
1912–1928
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
84.0
Athlete: Stan Coveleski
Sport
American Football
Career
1931–1938
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
68.0
Athlete: Dutch Clark
Sport
American Football
Career
1920–1927
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Joe Guyon
Sport
Volleyball
Career
1980–1997
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
88.0
Athlete: Mike Dodd
Sport
Golf
Career
1934–1979
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
96.0
Athlete: Sam Snead

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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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