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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3958

Wyndham Clark

61.8

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Wyndham Clark

3966

Dick Mayer

61.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1949–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Dick Mayer

3973

Orville Moody

61.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1967–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 64.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Orville Moody

3981

Eddie Cheever

61.5

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1978–1998
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Eddie Cheever

3997

Ed Furgol

61.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1945–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ed Furgol

4017

Sean "seang@res" Gares

61.1

Sport: Esports
Career: 2008–2017
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Sean "seang@res" Gares

4025

Tony Manero

61.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1929–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Tony Manero

4047

Herman Keiser

60.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1935–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 60.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 64.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Herman Keiser

4049

Ricky "floppy" Kemery

60.6

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

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

Athlete: Ricky "floppy" Kemery

4050

Sgares

60.6

Sport: Esports
Career: 2010–2017
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Sgares

4054

Jordan Spieth

60.5

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

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Jordan Spieth

4058

Justin Thomas

60.4

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

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Justin Thomas

4078

Ben Curtis

60.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 2000–2018
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Ben Curtis

4086

Jack Fleck

59.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1950–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 58.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jack Fleck

4094

Payne Stewart

59.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1979–1999
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Payne Stewart

4100

Stewie2K

59.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2015–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Stewie2K

4106

Sabrina Ionescu

59.6

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

Peak: 70.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 48.0

Athlete: Sabrina Ionescu

4108

Shaun Micheel

59.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1992–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 60.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 64.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Shaun Micheel

4112

James Foulis

59.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1895–1910
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: James Foulis

4123

Wang Chen

59.3

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1994–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Wang Chen

4131

Tarik

59.1

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–2023
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tarik

4180

Richie Ginther

58.1

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1960–1967
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 64.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Richie Ginther

4192

Ryan "Freakazoid" Abadir

57.9

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Ryan "Freakazoid" Abadir

4193

Connor Hellebuyck

57.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 65.5
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Connor Hellebuyck

4221

Peter Revson

57.4

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1964–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Peter Revson

4263

Jaryd "summit1g" Lazar

56.1

Sport: Esports
Career: 2011–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jaryd "summit1g" Lazar

4314

Lexi Thompson

54.4

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

Peak: 74.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 58.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Lexi Thompson

4369

Nick Foligno

52.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 70.4
Dominance: 51.2
Statistics: 72.5
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Nick Foligno

4420

John Carlson

50.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 71.1
Dominance: 48.5
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: John Carlson

4436

Matthew Tkachuk

50.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 74.8
Dominance: 53.4
Statistics: 73.0
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Matthew Tkachuk

4469

Ryan McDonagh

49.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 62.4
Dominance: 47.2
Statistics: 69.7
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Ryan McDonagh

4474

Bryan Rust

49.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 68.6
Dominance: 50.3
Statistics: 71.1
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Bryan Rust

4488

Jason Zucker

49.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 68.2
Dominance: 47.1
Statistics: 70.2
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 73.0

Athlete: Jason Zucker

4494

Jack Eichel

48.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 73.7
Dominance: 49.9
Statistics: 73.3
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Jack Eichel

4502

Anders Lee

48.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 67.6
Dominance: 46.8
Statistics: 71.8
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 69.8

Athlete: Anders Lee

4515

Kyle Connor

48.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 74.0
Dominance: 50.0
Statistics: 73.1
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Kyle Connor

4529

Jake Guentzel

48.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 73.1
Dominance: 49.5
Statistics: 73.0
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Jake Guentzel

4558

Shayne Gostisbehere

47.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 68.6
Dominance: 47.3
Statistics: 70.1
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Shayne Gostisbehere

4559

Jaccob Slavin

47.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 60.2
Dominance: 49.1
Statistics: 66.0
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Jaccob Slavin

4560

Zach Werenski

47.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 72.3
Dominance: 49.1
Statistics: 70.2
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Zach Werenski

4561

John Gibson

47.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 65.7
Dominance: 45.9
Statistics: 71.6
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: John Gibson

4564

Seth Jones

47.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 66.0
Dominance: 46.0
Statistics: 70.3
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: Seth Jones

4593

Conor Sheary

46.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 64.6
Dominance: 48.3
Statistics: 65.2
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Conor Sheary

4598

Quinn Hughes

46.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 73.5
Dominance: 49.8
Statistics: 70.6
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Quinn Hughes

4601

Blake Coleman

46.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 64.9
Dominance: 48.5
Statistics: 66.5
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Blake Coleman

4612

Marcus Foligno

46.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 60.2
Dominance: 43.1
Statistics: 66.9
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 73.0

Athlete: Marcus Foligno

4617

Jacob Trouba

46.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 63.6
Dominance: 44.8
Statistics: 67.8
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: Jacob Trouba

4643

Ian Cole

45.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 52.2
Dominance: 42.1
Statistics: 63.2
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Ian Cole

4668

Adam Fox

45.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 70.7
Dominance: 48.4
Statistics: 69.1
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 47.4

Athlete: Adam Fox

4682

Zach Bogosian

44.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 54.8
Dominance: 40.4
Statistics: 64.0
Honours: 26.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Zach Bogosian

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3958	Wyndham Clark	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2017–active	61.8
3966	Dick Mayer	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1970	61.7
3973	Orville Moody	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1995	61.6
3981	Eddie Cheever	Formula 1	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1998	61.5
3997	Ed Furgol	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1945–1970	61.3
4017	Sean "seang@res" Gares	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2017	61.1
4025	Tony Manero	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1950	61.0
4047	Herman Keiser	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1965	60.6
4049	Ricky "floppy" Kemery	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2018–active	60.6
4050	Sgares	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2017	60.6
4054	Jordan Spieth	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	60.5
4058	Justin Thomas	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2013–active	60.4
4078	Ben Curtis	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2018	60.0
4086	Jack Fleck	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1979	59.9
4094	Payne Stewart	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1999	59.8
4100	Stewie2K	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2015–2022	59.7
4106	Sabrina Ionescu	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2020–active	59.6
4108	Shaun Micheel	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2019	59.6
4112	James Foulis	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1895–1910	59.5
4123	Wang Chen	Table Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2012	59.3
4131	Tarik	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2023	59.1
4180	Richie Ginther	Formula 1	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1967	58.1
4192	Ryan "Freakazoid" Abadir	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2019	57.9
4193	Connor Hellebuyck	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2015–active	57.8
4221	Peter Revson	Formula 1	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1974	57.4
4263	Jaryd "summit1g" Lazar	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2016	56.1
4314	Lexi Thompson	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2010–active	54.4
4369	Nick Foligno	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2007–active	52.1
4420	John Carlson	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2009–active	50.7
4436	Matthew Tkachuk	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	50.2
4469	Ryan McDonagh	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2010–active	49.4
4474	Bryan Rust	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2014–active	49.3
4488	Jason Zucker	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2011–active	49.0
4494	Jack Eichel	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2015–active	48.8
4502	Anders Lee	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2012–active	48.6
4515	Kyle Connor	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	48.3
4529	Jake Guentzel	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	48.0
4558	Shayne Gostisbehere	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2014–active	47.4
4559	Jaccob Slavin	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2015–active	47.4
4560	Zach Werenski	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	47.4
4561	John Gibson	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2013–active	47.4
4564	Seth Jones	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2013–active	47.3
4593	Conor Sheary	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2015–active	46.8
4598	Quinn Hughes	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2018–active	46.7
4601	Blake Coleman	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2016–active	46.6
4612	Marcus Foligno	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2011–active	46.4
4617	Jacob Trouba	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2013–active	46.3
4643	Ian Cole	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2010–active	45.6
4668	Adam Fox	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2019–active	45.1
4682	Zach Bogosian	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2008–active	44.8

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