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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408

Amy Rodriguez

85.3

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Amy Rodriguez

415

Ryan Crouser

85.2

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

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Ryan Crouser

416

Henry Armstrong

85.2

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1931–1945
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Henry Armstrong

425

Paul Arizin

85.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1950–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Paul Arizin

431

Chris Evert

85.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1972–1989
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 91.0
Dominance: 91.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 91.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Chris Evert

441

Jerry Lucas

85.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1963–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Jerry Lucas

442

Grant Hill

85.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1994–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Grant Hill

443

Orlando Canizales

85.1

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1984–1999
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Orlando Canizales

448

Dutch Dehnert

85.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1917–1939
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Dutch Dehnert

452

Johnny Weissmuller

85.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1921–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Johnny Weissmuller

458

Joan Crawford

85.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1956–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Joan Crawford

463

Mark Spitz

84.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1965–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Mark Spitz

464

Jack Johnson

84.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1898–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jack Johnson

466

Andre Ward

84.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2004–2017
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Andre Ward

469

Tianna Bartoletta

84.9

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2004–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Tianna Bartoletta

475

Harold Johnson

84.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1946–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Harold Johnson

479

David Robinson

84.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1987–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: David Robinson

487

Katrina McClain

84.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1987–1998
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Katrina McClain

490

Sugar Ray Leonard

84.7

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1977–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Sugar Ray Leonard

491

Bernard Hopkins

84.7

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1988–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Bernard Hopkins

495

Nathan Adrian

84.7

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2007–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Nathan Adrian

499

Bob Foster

84.7

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1961–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bob Foster

500

Chauncey Billups

84.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1997–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Chauncey Billups

501

Kate Markgraf

84.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1998–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Kate Markgraf

503

Pete Sampras

84.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1988–2002
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Pete Sampras

504

Lisa Leslie

84.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1997–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Lisa Leslie

522

Dan Issel

84.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1970–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Dan Issel

523

Lilly King

84.5

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Lilly King

526

Don Budge

84.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1932–1954
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Don Budge

528

Young Corbett III

84.5

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

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

Athlete: Young Corbett III

535

Louise Brough

84.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1940–1957
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Louise Brough

538

Alonzo Mourning

84.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1992–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Alonzo Mourning

540

James J. Jeffries

84.4

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1896–1910
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: James J. Jeffries

541

Jimmy Barry

84.4

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1891–1899
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Jimmy Barry

551

James Toney

84.3

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1988–2017
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: James Toney

554

Joe Brown

84.3

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1943–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Joe Brown

565

Helen Wills Moody

84.2

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1919–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Helen Wills Moody

574

Duke Kahanamoku

84.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1911–1932
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Duke Kahanamoku

575

Willie Banks

84.2

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1978–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Willie Banks

579

Shannon MacMillan

84.2

Sport: Football
Career: 1993–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Shannon MacMillan

584

Tamika Catchings

84.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2001–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tamika Catchings

585

Evander Holyfield

84.1

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1984–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Evander Holyfield

593

K.C. Jones

84.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1958–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: K.C. Jones

595

Ryan Murphy

84.1

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ryan Murphy

596

Mary T. Meagher

84.1

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1979–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Mary T. Meagher

598

Cocoa Kid

84.1

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1929–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Cocoa Kid

608

Sanya Richards-Ross

84.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2002–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Sanya Richards-Ross

614

Marques Haynes

84.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1946–1992
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Marques Haynes

616

Swin Cash

84.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2002–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Swin Cash

618

Sippy Woodhead

84.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1977–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Sippy Woodhead

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
408	Amy Rodriguez	Football	🇺🇸 United States	2005–2022	85.3
415	Ryan Crouser	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2013–active	85.2
416	Henry Armstrong	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1931–1945	85.2
425	Paul Arizin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1962	85.2
431	Chris Evert	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1989	85.1
441	Jerry Lucas	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1974	85.1
442	Grant Hill	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2013	85.1
443	Orlando Canizales	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1999	85.1
448	Dutch Dehnert	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1917–1939	85.0
452	Johnny Weissmuller	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1929	85.0
458	Joan Crawford	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1971	85.0
463	Mark Spitz	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1972	84.9
464	Jack Johnson	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1898–1938	84.9
466	Andre Ward	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2017	84.9
469	Tianna Bartoletta	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2021	84.9
475	Harold Johnson	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1971	84.9
479	David Robinson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2003	84.8
487	Katrina McClain	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1987–1998	84.8
490	Sugar Ray Leonard	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1997	84.7
491	Bernard Hopkins	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2016	84.7
495	Nathan Adrian	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2021	84.7
499	Bob Foster	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1978	84.7
500	Chauncey Billups	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2014	84.7
501	Kate Markgraf	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2010	84.7
503	Pete Sampras	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2002	84.6
504	Lisa Leslie	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2009	84.6
522	Dan Issel	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1985	84.5
523	Lilly King	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	84.5
526	Don Budge	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1954	84.5
528	Young Corbett III	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1919–1940	84.5
535	Louise Brough	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1940–1957	84.4
538	Alonzo Mourning	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2008	84.4
540	James J. Jeffries	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1896–1910	84.4
541	Jimmy Barry	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1891–1899	84.4
551	James Toney	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2017	84.3
554	Joe Brown	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1943–1970	84.3
565	Helen Wills Moody	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1919–1938	84.2
574	Duke Kahanamoku	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1911–1932	84.2
575	Willie Banks	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1996	84.2
579	Shannon MacMillan	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2005	84.2
584	Tamika Catchings	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2016	84.1
585	Evander Holyfield	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2011	84.1
593	K.C. Jones	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1988	84.1
595	Ryan Murphy	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2013–active	84.1
596	Mary T. Meagher	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1988	84.1
598	Cocoa Kid	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1948	84.1
608	Sanya Richards-Ross	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2016	84.0
614	Marques Haynes	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1992	84.0
616	Swin Cash	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2016	84.0
618	Sippy Woodhead	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1984	84.0

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