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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3383

Micah Christenson

68.1

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

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

Athlete: Micah Christenson

3385

Ben Crenshaw

68.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1973–2015
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ben Crenshaw

3389

Hollis Stacy

68.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1974–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Hollis Stacy

3392

Chandler Harper

68.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1934–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Chandler Harper

3393

Bobby Doerr

68.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1937–1951
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bobby Doerr

3400

Gunnar Henderson

67.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2022–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Gunnar Henderson

3404

Tri Bourne

67.9

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

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Tri Bourne

3407

Kendall Coyne Schofield

67.8

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

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

Athlete: Kendall Coyne Schofield

3408

Aaron Judge

67.8

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Aaron Judge

3409

Dow Finsterwald

67.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1951–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Dow Finsterwald

3416

Steve Jones

67.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1981–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Steve Jones

3418

Vic Ghezzi

67.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1932–1955
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Vic Ghezzi

3425

Johnny Farrell

67.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1922–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Johnny Farrell

3426

Bob Hamilton

67.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1938–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Bob Hamilton

3428

Clinton "Fear" Loomis

67.6

Sport: Esports
Career: 2005–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Clinton "Fear" Loomis

3430

Betsy Rawls

67.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1951–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Betsy Rawls

3435

Keba Phipps

67.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1988–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Keba Phipps

3438

Coco Gauff

67.4

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

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 52.0

Athlete: Coco Gauff

3439

Betsy King

67.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1977–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Betsy King

3442

Collin Morikawa

67.3

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Collin Morikawa

3443

Walter Burkemo

67.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1946–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Walter Burkemo

3444

Lawson Little

67.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1934–1957
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Lawson Little

3457

Jock Hutchison

67.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1910–1935
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jock Hutchison

3458

Chaim Schalk

67.2

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

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Chaim Schalk

3461

Scottie Scheffler

67.1

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Scottie Scheffler

3467

David Lee

67.1

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2006–2018
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: David Lee

3473

Craig Patrick

67.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1971–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Craig Patrick

3476

Gay Brewer

67.0

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Gay Brewer

3484

Olin Dutra

66.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1924–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Olin Dutra

3485

Lionel Hebert

66.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1956–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Lionel Hebert

3486

Hubert Green

66.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1970–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Hubert Green

3489

Keegan Bradley

66.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Keegan Bradley

3493

Eric Fonoimoana

66.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1992–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Eric Fonoimoana

3496

Peter "ppd" Dager

66.8

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Peter "ppd" Dager

3499

Jordan Larson

66.7

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jordan Larson

3501

Laurie Auchterlonie

66.7

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Laurie Auchterlonie

3503

Leo Diegel

66.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1920–1940
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Leo Diegel

3511

Rick Ferrell

66.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1929–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Rick Ferrell

3516

Lee Janzen

66.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1986–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Lee Janzen

3526

Cristie Kerr

66.4

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

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Cristie Kerr

3527

Dan O'Brien

66.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1988–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Dan O'Brien

3529

Larry Mize

66.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1980–2023
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Larry Mize

3530

John Mahaffey

66.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1971–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: John Mahaffey

3533

Max Holt

66.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2009–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Max Holt

3534

Tom Hoff

66.4

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

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Tom Hoff

3536

Dain Blanton

66.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1994–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dain Blanton

3539

Larry Nelson

66.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1971–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Larry Nelson

3542

Tommy Aaron

66.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1961–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Tommy Aaron

3546

Ralph Guldahl

66.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1931–1942
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ralph Guldahl

3563

Haleigh Washington

66.1

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

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Haleigh Washington

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3383	Micah Christenson	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2014–active	68.1
3385	Ben Crenshaw	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1973–2015	68.1
3389	Hollis Stacy	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1974–2000	68.0
3392	Chandler Harper	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1965	68.0
3393	Bobby Doerr	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1951	68.0
3400	Gunnar Henderson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2022–active	67.9
3404	Tri Bourne	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	67.9
3407	Kendall Coyne Schofield	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	67.8
3408	Aaron Judge	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	67.8
3409	Dow Finsterwald	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1970	67.8
3416	Steve Jones	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1981–2003	67.8
3418	Vic Ghezzi	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1955	67.7
3425	Johnny Farrell	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1950	67.6
3426	Bob Hamilton	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1965	67.6
3428	Clinton "Fear" Loomis	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2019	67.6
3430	Betsy Rawls	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1975	67.5
3435	Keba Phipps	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2000	67.5
3438	Coco Gauff	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2019–active	67.4
3439	Betsy King	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1977–2005	67.4
3442	Collin Morikawa	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2019–active	67.3
3443	Walter Burkemo	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1965	67.3
3444	Lawson Little	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1957	67.3
3457	Jock Hutchison	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1935	67.2
3458	Chaim Schalk	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–active	67.2
3461	Scottie Scheffler	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2018–active	67.1
3467	David Lee	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2018	67.1
3473	Craig Patrick	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1979	67.1
3476	Gay Brewer	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1990	67.0
3484	Olin Dutra	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1950	66.9
3485	Lionel Hebert	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1980	66.9
3486	Hubert Green	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1996	66.9
3489	Keegan Bradley	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2008–active	66.8
3493	Eric Fonoimoana	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2007	66.8
3496	Peter "ppd" Dager	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2021	66.8
3499	Jordan Larson	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2005–active	66.7
3501	Laurie Auchterlonie	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1897–1915	66.7
3503	Leo Diegel	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1940	66.7
3511	Rick Ferrell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1947	66.6
3516	Lee Janzen	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1986–active	66.5
3526	Cristie Kerr	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1996–active	66.4
3527	Dan O'Brien	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2000	66.4
3529	Larry Mize	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1980–2023	66.4
3530	John Mahaffey	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1971–2007	66.4
3533	Max Holt	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2021	66.4
3534	Tom Hoff	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2009	66.4
3536	Dain Blanton	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2008	66.4
3539	Larry Nelson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1971–2011	66.3
3542	Tommy Aaron	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1961–2000	66.3
3546	Ralph Guldahl	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1942	66.3
3563	Haleigh Washington	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2017–active	66.1

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