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
Golf
Career
1956–1980
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: Lionel Hebert
Sport
Golf
Career
1970–1996
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
76.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Hubert Green
Sport
Golf
Career
2008–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Keegan Bradley
Sport
Volleyball
Career
2005–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
84.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
78.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
84.0
Athlete: Jordan Larson
Sport
Golf
Career
1920–1940
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Leo Diegel
Sport
Baseball
Career
1929–1947
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
82.0
Dominance
70.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Rick Ferrell
Sport
Golf
Career
1986–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Lee Janzen
Sport
Golf
Career
1996–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
84.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
92.0
Athlete: Cristie Kerr
Sport
Athletics
Career
1988–2000
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Dan O'Brien
Sport
Golf
Career
1980–2023
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
70.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
90.0
Athlete: Larry Mize
Sport
Golf
Career
1971–2007
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: John Mahaffey
Sport
Volleyball
Career
2009–2021
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
84.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
78.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Max Holt
Sport
Volleyball
Career
1996–2009
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
86.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
76.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Tom Hoff
Sport
Volleyball
Career
1994–2008
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
76.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Dain Blanton
Sport
Golf
Career
1971–2011
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
86.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: Larry Nelson
Sport
Golf
Career
1961–2000
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
70.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
88.0
Athlete: Tommy Aaron
Sport
Golf
Career
1931–1942
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
94.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
62.0
Athlete: Ralph Guldahl
Sport
Golf
Career
2008–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
76.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Stacy Lewis
Sport
Volleyball
Career
2018–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
86.0
Dominance
76.0
Statistics
78.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
72.0
Athlete: Jordyn Poulter
Sport
Golf
Career
1981–2010
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
76.0
Statistics
80.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Paul Azinger
Sport
Volleyball
Career
2010–2022
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
84.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Theo Brunner
Sport
Golf
Career
1976–2005
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
76.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Curtis Strange
Sport
Golf
Career
2009–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Brian Harman
Sport
Golf
Career
1980–2019
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
80.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: Mark O'Meara
Sport
Golf
Career
2002–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Bubba Watson
Sport
Golf
Career
2001–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
70.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
74.0
Longevity
84.0
Athlete: Lucas Glover
Sport
Golf
Career
2012–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
70.0
Athlete: Brooks Koepka
Sport
Golf
Career
1994–2018
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
80.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Justin Leonard
Sport
Esports
Career
2012–2021
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
91.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
88.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Universe
Sport
Table Tennis
Career
2010–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: Lily Zhang
Sport
Golf
Career
2016–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
66.0
Athlete: Nelly Korda
Sport
Baseball
Career
2022–active
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
72.0
Longevity
62.0
Athlete: Bobby Witt Jr.
Sport
Golf
Career
1957–1966
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
76.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
66.0
Athlete: Tony Lema
Sport
Formula 1
Career
1958–1966
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
80.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
70.0
Athlete: Phil Hill
Sport
Golf
Career
1953–1974
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
70.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
78.0
Athlete: Dave Marr
Sport
Golf
Career
1957–1990
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
68.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
72.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: Bob Goalby
Sport
Golf
Career
1907–1915
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
94.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
56.0
Athlete: John McDermott
Sport
Golf
Career
1983–2013
Country
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
68.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
72.0
Longevity
84.0
Athlete: Mark Brooks

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

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