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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3565

Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng

66.1

Sport: Esports
Career: 2011–2023
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng

3574

Timothy "autimatic" Ta

66.0

Sport: Esports
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Timothy "autimatic" Ta

3578

Stacy Lewis

65.9

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

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

Athlete: Stacy Lewis

3592

Jordyn Poulter

65.8

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

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Jordyn Poulter

3593

Paul Azinger

65.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1981–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Paul Azinger

3597

Theo Brunner

65.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2010–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Theo Brunner

3600

Curtis Strange

65.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1976–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Curtis Strange

3602

Brian Harman

65.7

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Brian Harman

3608

Mark O'Meara

65.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1980–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Mark O'Meara

3609

Bubba Watson

65.6

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bubba Watson

3610

Lucas Glover

65.6

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Lucas Glover

3626

Brooks Koepka

65.4

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Brooks Koepka

3627

Foluke Akinradewo

65.4

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2005–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Foluke Akinradewo

3632

Justin Leonard

65.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1994–2018
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Justin Leonard

3645

Universe

65.2

Sport: Esports
Career: 2012–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 91.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Universe

3648

Lily Zhang

65.2

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Lily Zhang

3650

Nelly Korda

65.1

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Nelly Korda

3655

Vincent "Brehze" Cayonte

65.1

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Vincent "Brehze" Cayonte

3673

Bobby Witt Jr.

64.9

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Bobby Witt Jr.

3684

Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham

64.8

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–2020
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham

3702

Tony Lema

64.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1957–1966
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Tony Lema

3705

Phil Hill

64.6

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1958–1966
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Phil Hill

3714

Dave Marr

64.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1953–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dave Marr

3726

Xander Schauffele

64.4

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Xander Schauffele

3727

Bob Goalby

64.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1957–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bob Goalby

3737

William "RUSH" Wierzba

64.4

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

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

Athlete: William "RUSH" Wierzba

3753

John McDermott

64.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1907–1915
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 56.0

Athlete: John McDermott

3755

Shahzeeb "ShahZaM" Khan

64.2

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Shahzeeb "ShahZaM" Khan

3770

Mark Brooks

64.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1983–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Mark Brooks

3771

Charles Coody

64.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1963–1999
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Charles Coody

3779

Kanak Jha

64.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Kanak Jha

3797

Fred McLeod

63.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1903–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Fred McLeod

3798

Chick Harbert

63.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1940–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Chick Harbert

3813

Webb Simpson

63.5

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

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Webb Simpson

3817

Tom Creavy

63.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1928–1940
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Tom Creavy

3826

Tommy Bolt

63.4

Sport: Golf
Career: 1946–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Tommy Bolt

3827

n0thing

63.4

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

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

Athlete: n0thing

3830

Michelle Wie

63.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 2005–2023
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Michelle Wie

3832

Jim Rathmann

63.3

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1949–1963
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jim Rathmann

3847

Ksharp

63.2

Sport: Esports
Career: 2001–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ksharp

3850

Dan Gurney

63.1

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1959–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Dan Gurney

3851

Billy Burke

63.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1923–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Billy Burke

3852

Jerry Barber

63.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1948–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Jerry Barber

3860

Lou Graham

63.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1964–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Lou Graham

3892

Jason Dufner

62.6

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Jason Dufner

3913

Patrick Cantlay

62.3

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

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Patrick Cantlay

3916

Rich Beem

62.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1994–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Rich Beem

3936

Claude Harmon

62.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1940–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Claude Harmon

3937

Willie Macfarlane

62.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1919–1940
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Willie Macfarlane

3942

Todd Hamilton

62.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1987–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Todd Hamilton

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3565	Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2023	66.1
3574	Timothy "autimatic" Ta	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	66.0
3578	Stacy Lewis	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2008–active	65.9
3592	Jordyn Poulter	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2018–active	65.8
3593	Paul Azinger	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1981–2010	65.8
3597	Theo Brunner	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2022	65.8
3600	Curtis Strange	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1976–2005	65.7
3602	Brian Harman	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	65.7
3608	Mark O'Meara	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1980–2019	65.6
3609	Bubba Watson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2002–active	65.6
3610	Lucas Glover	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2001–active	65.6
3626	Brooks Koepka	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	65.4
3627	Foluke Akinradewo	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2021	65.4
3632	Justin Leonard	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2018	65.4
3645	Universe	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2012–2021	65.2
3648	Lily Zhang	Table Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2010–active	65.2
3650	Nelly Korda	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	65.1
3655	Vincent "Brehze" Cayonte	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	65.1
3673	Bobby Witt Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2022–active	64.9
3684	Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2020	64.8
3702	Tony Lema	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1966	64.6
3705	Phil Hill	Formula 1	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1966	64.6
3714	Dave Marr	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1974	64.5
3726	Xander Schauffele	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	64.4
3727	Bob Goalby	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1990	64.4
3737	William "RUSH" Wierzba	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2014–active	64.4
3753	John McDermott	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1907–1915	64.2
3755	Shahzeeb "ShahZaM" Khan	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	64.2
3770	Mark Brooks	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1983–2013	64.0
3771	Charles Coody	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1999	64.0
3779	Kanak Jha	Table Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2014–active	64.0
3797	Fred McLeod	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1950	63.7
3798	Chick Harbert	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1940–1970	63.7
3813	Webb Simpson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2008–active	63.5
3817	Tom Creavy	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1928–1940	63.5
3826	Tommy Bolt	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1970	63.4
3827	n0thing	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2018	63.4
3830	Michelle Wie	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2023	63.3
3832	Jim Rathmann	Formula 1	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1963	63.3
3847	Ksharp	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2007	63.2
3850	Dan Gurney	Formula 1	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1970	63.1
3851	Billy Burke	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1923–1950	63.1
3852	Jerry Barber	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1980	63.1
3860	Lou Graham	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1990	63.0
3892	Jason Dufner	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2002–active	62.6
3913	Patrick Cantlay	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	62.3
3916	Rich Beem	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2019	62.3
3936	Claude Harmon	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1940–1970	62.1
3937	Willie Macfarlane	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1919–1940	62.1
3942	Todd Hamilton	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2019	62.0

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