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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2944

Jack Chesbro

72.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1899–1909
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Jack Chesbro

2951

Wayne Millner

72.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1936–1945
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Wayne Millner

2957

Kerri Walsh Jennings

72.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1996–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Kerri Walsh Jennings

2963

Andre Dawson

72.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1976–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Andre Dawson

2964

Jeff Bagwell

72.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1991–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Jeff Bagwell

2967

Joe Namath

72.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1965–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Joe Namath

2968

Ray Flaherty

72.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1926–1935
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ray Flaherty

2971

Calvin Johnson

72.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 2007–2015
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Calvin Johnson

2972

Althea Gibson

72.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1949–1958
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Althea Gibson

2974

Dick Fosbury

72.5

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1963–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 54.0

Athlete: Dick Fosbury

2979

Chuck McKinley

72.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1959–1968
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Chuck McKinley

2980

Chuck Cooper

72.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1950–1956
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Chuck Cooper

2981

Ryan Miller

72.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2002–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ryan Miller

2983

Sam Crawford

72.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1899–1917
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Sam Crawford

2986

Tyreek Hill

72.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tyreek Hill

2988

Richie Ashburn

72.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1948–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Richie Ashburn

2989

Billy Herman

72.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1931–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Billy Herman

2990

Dwight Stephenson

72.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1980–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Dwight Stephenson

2991

Nomar Garciaparra

72.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1996–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Nomar Garciaparra

2998

T.Y. Hilton

72.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 2012–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: T.Y. Hilton

2999

Patrick Willis

72.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 2007–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Patrick Willis

3000

Red Badgro

72.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1927–1936
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Red Badgro

3004

Sean Rosenthal

72.3

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2002–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Sean Rosenthal

3009

Dick Allen

72.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1963–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Dick Allen

3011

Les Richter

72.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1954–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Les Richter

3015

Logan Tom

72.2

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2000–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Logan Tom

3019

Fritz Pollard

72.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1920–1926
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Fritz Pollard

3022

Fran Tarkenton

72.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1961–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Fran Tarkenton

3026

Le'Veon Bell

72.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 2013–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Le'Veon Bell

3031

Thurman Thomas

72.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1988–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Thurman Thomas

3035

Tony Boselli

72.0

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

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Tony Boselli

3036

Kenny Easley

72.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1981–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Kenny Easley

3037

Tayyiba Haneef-Park

72.0

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2001–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tayyiba Haneef-Park

3038

Ben Roethlisberger

71.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 2004–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ben Roethlisberger

3040

Kellen Winslow

71.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1979–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Kellen Winslow

3041

Zach Apple

71.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2016–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Zach Apple

3044

Sterling Sharpe

71.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1988–1994
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Sterling Sharpe

3045

Bud Fowler

71.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1878–1904
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Bud Fowler

3049

Gary Carter

71.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1974–1992
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Gary Carter

3053

Angela Ruggiero

71.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Angela Ruggiero

3054

Tracy Austin

71.8

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 56.0

Athlete: Tracy Austin

3055

Richard Sherman

71.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 2011–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Richard Sherman

3057

Jim Furyk

71.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1992–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jim Furyk

3061

Bobby Mitchell

71.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1958–1968
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bobby Mitchell

3063

Earl Averill

71.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1929–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Earl Averill

3064

CeeDee Lamb

71.7

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: CeeDee Lamb

3071

Troy Aikman

71.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1989–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Troy Aikman

3074

Emma Navarro

71.6

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Emma Navarro

3084

Dizzy Dean

71.5

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

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Dizzy Dean

3085

Roger Bresnahan

71.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1897–1915
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Roger Bresnahan

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2944	Jack Chesbro	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1899–1909	72.7
2951	Wayne Millner	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1945	72.7
2957	Kerri Walsh Jennings	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2022	72.6
2963	Andre Dawson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1996	72.6
2964	Jeff Bagwell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2005	72.6
2967	Joe Namath	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1977	72.6
2968	Ray Flaherty	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1935	72.6
2971	Calvin Johnson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2015	72.5
2972	Althea Gibson	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1958	72.5
2974	Dick Fosbury	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1972	72.5
2979	Chuck McKinley	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1968	72.5
2980	Chuck Cooper	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1956	72.5
2981	Ryan Miller	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2021	72.5
2983	Sam Crawford	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1899–1917	72.5
2986	Tyreek Hill	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	72.4
2988	Richie Ashburn	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1962	72.4
2989	Billy Herman	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1947	72.4
2990	Dwight Stephenson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1987	72.4
2991	Nomar Garciaparra	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2009	72.4
2998	T.Y. Hilton	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2012–2022	72.3
2999	Patrick Willis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2014	72.3
3000	Red Badgro	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1936	72.3
3004	Sean Rosenthal	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2019	72.3
3009	Dick Allen	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1977	72.2
3011	Les Richter	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1962	72.2
3015	Logan Tom	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2016	72.2
3019	Fritz Pollard	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1926	72.2
3022	Fran Tarkenton	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1978	72.1
3026	Le'Veon Bell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2021	72.1
3031	Thurman Thomas	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2000	72.0
3035	Tony Boselli	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2001	72.0
3036	Kenny Easley	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1987	72.0
3037	Tayyiba Haneef-Park	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2013	72.0
3038	Ben Roethlisberger	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2021	71.9
3040	Kellen Winslow	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1987	71.9
3041	Zach Apple	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2016–2022	71.9
3044	Sterling Sharpe	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1994	71.9
3045	Bud Fowler	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1878–1904	71.9
3049	Gary Carter	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1992	71.9
3053	Angela Ruggiero	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	71.8
3054	Tracy Austin	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1994	71.8
3055	Richard Sherman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2021	71.8
3057	Jim Furyk	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1992–active	71.8
3061	Bobby Mitchell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1968	71.8
3063	Earl Averill	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1941	71.7
3064	CeeDee Lamb	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2020–active	71.7
3071	Troy Aikman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2000	71.6
3074	Emma Navarro	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2021–active	71.6
3084	Dizzy Dean	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1947	71.5
3085	Roger Bresnahan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1897–1915	71.5

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