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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1338

Maurice Greene

80.2

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1995–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Maurice Greene

1341

Christian Coleman

80.2

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Christian Coleman

1342

Valerie Brisco-Hooks

80.2

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

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Valerie Brisco-Hooks

1344

Stanley Ketchel

80.2

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1903–1910
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Stanley Ketchel

1346

Ann Meyers

80.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1974–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Ann Meyers

1354

Shane Mosley

80.1

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1993–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Shane Mosley

1355

DeMar DeRozan

80.1

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

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

Athlete: DeMar DeRozan

1358

Cliff Hagan

80.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1956–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Cliff Hagan

1361

Riddick Bowe

80.1

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1989–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Riddick Bowe

1362

Mike Bruner

80.1

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1975–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Mike Bruner

1371

Nap Lajoie

80.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1896–1916
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Nap Lajoie

1373

Richie Guerin

80.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1956–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Richie Guerin

1374

Julius Peppers

80.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 2002–2018
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Julius Peppers

1378

Dennis Rodman

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1986–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dennis Rodman

1380

Lenny Wilkens

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1960–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Lenny Wilkens

1381

Joe Fulks

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1946–1954
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Joe Fulks

1384

Gus Johnson

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1963–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Gus Johnson

1385

Buddy McGirt

79.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1982–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Buddy McGirt

1388

John Hencken

79.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1972–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: John Hencken

1389

Amy Van Dyken

79.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1994–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Amy Van Dyken

1391

Pete Maravich

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1970–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Pete Maravich

1399

Peyton Manning

79.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2015
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Peyton Manning

1400

Ty Cobb

79.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1905–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 97.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Ty Cobb

1402

Michael Spinks

79.8

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1977–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Michael Spinks

1403

Kyrie Irving

79.8

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

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

Athlete: Kyrie Irving

1406

Carl Braun

79.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1947–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Carl Braun

1415

Lusia Harris

79.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1974–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Lusia Harris

1417

Bobby Riggs

79.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1936–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bobby Riggs

1418

Randy Williams

79.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1971–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Randy Williams

1425

Mike Tyson

79.7

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1985–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Mike Tyson

1427

Teresa Weatherspoon

79.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1988–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Teresa Weatherspoon

1432

Hank Luisetti

79.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1935–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Hank Luisetti

1433

Oscar Charleston

79.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1915–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Oscar Charleston

1437

Ace Gruenig

79.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1934–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ace Gruenig

1443

Paul Pierce

79.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1998–2017
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Paul Pierce

1449

LaMarcus Aldridge

79.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2006–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: LaMarcus Aldridge

1450

Karl-Anthony Towns

79.6

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

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

Athlete: Karl-Anthony Towns

1453

Deacon Jones

79.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1961–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Deacon Jones

1455

Andy Roddick

79.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2000–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Andy Roddick

1457

Larry Fitzgerald

79.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 2004–2020
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Larry Fitzgerald

1458

Devin Haney

79.6

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

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Devin Haney

1460

Gretchen Walsh

79.6

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

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Gretchen Walsh

1461

Sidney Moncrief

79.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1979–1991
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Sidney Moncrief

1462

Tiger Flowers

79.6

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1918–1927
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Tiger Flowers

1465

Ray Nitschke

79.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1958–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ray Nitschke

1471

Mike Modano

79.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1989–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Mike Modano

1474

Bob Davies

79.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1945–1955
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Bob Davies

1475

Meldrick Taylor

79.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1984–2002
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Meldrick Taylor

1477

Jermain Taylor

79.5

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2001–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Jermain Taylor

1478

Rebecca Lobo

79.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1991–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Rebecca Lobo

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1338	Maurice Greene	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2008	80.2
1341	Christian Coleman	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	80.2
1342	Valerie Brisco-Hooks	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1988	80.2
1344	Stanley Ketchel	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1910	80.2
1346	Ann Meyers	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	80.2
1354	Shane Mosley	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2016	80.1
1355	DeMar DeRozan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	80.1
1358	Cliff Hagan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	80.1
1361	Riddick Bowe	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2008	80.1
1362	Mike Bruner	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1980	80.1
1371	Nap Lajoie	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1896–1916	80.0
1373	Richie Guerin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	80.0
1374	Julius Peppers	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2018	80.0
1378	Dennis Rodman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2000	79.9
1380	Lenny Wilkens	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1975	79.9
1381	Joe Fulks	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1954	79.9
1384	Gus Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1973	79.9
1385	Buddy McGirt	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1997	79.9
1388	John Hencken	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1976	79.9
1389	Amy Van Dyken	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2000	79.9
1391	Pete Maravich	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1980	79.9
1399	Peyton Manning	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2015	79.8
1400	Ty Cobb	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1905–1928	79.8
1402	Michael Spinks	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1988	79.8
1403	Kyrie Irving	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	79.8
1406	Carl Braun	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1962	79.8
1415	Lusia Harris	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	79.8
1417	Bobby Riggs	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1959	79.8
1418	Randy Williams	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1984	79.8
1425	Mike Tyson	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2005	79.7
1427	Teresa Weatherspoon	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2004	79.7
1432	Hank Luisetti	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1941	79.7
1433	Oscar Charleston	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1941	79.7
1437	Ace Gruenig	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1948	79.7
1443	Paul Pierce	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2017	79.6
1449	LaMarcus Aldridge	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2021	79.6
1450	Karl-Anthony Towns	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	79.6
1453	Deacon Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1974	79.6
1455	Andy Roddick	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	79.6
1457	Larry Fitzgerald	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2020	79.6
1458	Devin Haney	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	79.6
1460	Gretchen Walsh	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2021–active	79.6
1461	Sidney Moncrief	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1991	79.6
1462	Tiger Flowers	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1927	79.6
1465	Ray Nitschke	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1972	79.6
1471	Mike Modano	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2011	79.6
1474	Bob Davies	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1945–1955	79.5
1475	Meldrick Taylor	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2002	79.5
1477	Jermain Taylor	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2014	79.5
1478	Rebecca Lobo	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2003	79.5

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