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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3248

Tom Kite

69.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1972–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tom Kite

3249

Gene Littler

69.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1954–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Gene Littler

3254

Don January

69.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1956–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Don January

3259

Misty May-Treanor

69.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1999–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Misty May-Treanor

3264

Taylor Crabb

69.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Taylor Crabb

3267

Josh Awotunde

69.5

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

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Josh Awotunde

3275

Jimmy Conzelman

69.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1920–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Jimmy Conzelman

3276

Johnny Miller

69.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1969–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Johnny Miller

3278

Kurt Warner

69.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Kurt Warner

3279

Sofia Kenin

69.3

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Sofia Kenin

3282

Jack Babashoff

69.3

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1973–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Jack Babashoff

3283

Lefty Gomez

69.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1943
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Lefty Gomez

3286

Chick Evans

69.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1907–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Chick Evans

3293

Zach Johnson

69.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 2003–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Zach Johnson

3294

Flo Hyman

69.2

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1974–1986
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Flo Hyman

3301

Kiki Cuyler

69.1

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

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

Athlete: Kiki Cuyler

3302

Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski

69.1

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

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

Athlete: Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski

3307

JoAnne Carner

69.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1970–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: JoAnne Carner

3308

Amy Alcott

69.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1975–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Amy Alcott

3309

David Duval

69.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1993–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: David Duval

3310

Mark Calcavecchia

69.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1981–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Mark Calcavecchia

3313

Lee Trevino

68.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1960–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Lee Trevino

3317

Trevor Crabb

68.9

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

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

Athlete: Trevor Crabb

3324

Marlene Hagge

68.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1950–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Marlene Hagge

3331

Mario Andretti

68.7

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1964–1994
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mario Andretti

3333

Trevor Bassitt

68.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Trevor Bassitt

3334

Harry Hooper

68.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1909–1925
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Harry Hooper

3335

Jimmy Demaret

68.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1935–1960
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jimmy Demaret

3339

Mookie Betts

68.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mookie Betts

3340

Meg Mallon

68.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1987–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Meg Mallon

3341

Bryson DeChambeau

68.6

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

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

Athlete: Bryson DeChambeau

3342

Jack Burke Jr.

68.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1950–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jack Burke Jr.

3343

Susie Maxwell Berning

68.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1964–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Susie Maxwell Berning

3344

Lloyd Mangrum

68.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1937–1963
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Lloyd Mangrum

3345

Casey Patterson

68.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2010–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Casey Patterson

3348

Louise Suggs

68.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1946–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Louise Suggs

3349

Tom Lehman

68.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1982–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Tom Lehman

3354

Kimberly Hill

68.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Kimberly Hill

3358

Brian Teacher

68.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1976–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Brian Teacher

3359

Jake Gibb

68.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2002–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Jake Gibb

3362

Donna Caponi

68.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1965–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Donna Caponi

3363

Stewart Cink

68.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1995–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Stewart Cink

3365

Caitlin Clark

68.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2020–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 40.0

Athlete: Caitlin Clark

3366

Kasey Carlson

68.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2007–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Kasey Carlson

3368

Jimmy Collins

68.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1895–1908
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Jimmy Collins

3371

Jay Hebert

68.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1949–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jay Hebert

3375

Juli Inkster

68.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1983–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Juli Inkster

3376

Nancy Lopez

68.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1977–2002
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Nancy Lopez

3378

Al Geiberger

68.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1959–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Al Geiberger

3379

George Archer

68.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1964–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: George Archer

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3248	Tom Kite	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1972–2010	69.8
3249	Gene Littler	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1990	69.8
3254	Don January	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1990	69.7
3259	Misty May-Treanor	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2012	69.6
3264	Taylor Crabb	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2014–active	69.6
3267	Josh Awotunde	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2017–active	69.5
3275	Jimmy Conzelman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1929	69.4
3276	Johnny Miller	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1990	69.4
3278	Kurt Warner	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2009	69.3
3279	Sofia Kenin	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2017–active	69.3
3282	Jack Babashoff	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1978	69.3
3283	Lefty Gomez	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1943	69.3
3286	Chick Evans	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1907–1962	69.3
3293	Zach Johnson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2003–active	69.2
3294	Flo Hyman	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1986	69.2
3301	Kiki Cuyler	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1938	69.1
3302	Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2013–active	69.1
3307	JoAnne Carner	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1970–2004	69.0
3308	Amy Alcott	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1975–2011	69.0
3309	David Duval	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2019	69.0
3310	Mark Calcavecchia	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1981–active	69.0
3313	Lee Trevino	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1960–2000	68.9
3317	Trevor Crabb	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2013–active	68.9
3324	Marlene Hagge	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1996	68.8
3331	Mario Andretti	Formula 1	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1994	68.7
3333	Trevor Bassitt	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2018–active	68.7
3334	Harry Hooper	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1909–1925	68.7
3335	Jimmy Demaret	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1960	68.7
3339	Mookie Betts	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2014–active	68.6
3340	Meg Mallon	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2013	68.6
3341	Bryson DeChambeau	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	68.6
3342	Jack Burke Jr.	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1975	68.6
3343	Susie Maxwell Berning	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1980	68.6
3344	Lloyd Mangrum	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1963	68.6
3345	Casey Patterson	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2021	68.6
3348	Louise Suggs	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1969	68.5
3349	Tom Lehman	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1982–active	68.5
3354	Kimberly Hill	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	68.5
3358	Brian Teacher	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1987	68.4
3359	Jake Gibb	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2021	68.4
3362	Donna Caponi	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1987	68.3
3363	Stewart Cink	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1995–active	68.3
3365	Caitlin Clark	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2020–active	68.2
3366	Kasey Carlson	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2013	68.2
3368	Jimmy Collins	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1895–1908	68.2
3371	Jay Hebert	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1973	68.2
3375	Juli Inkster	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2021	68.1
3376	Nancy Lopez	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1977–2002	68.1
3378	Al Geiberger	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1959–2001	68.1
3379	George Archer	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1964–2001	68.1

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