- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 98.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 100.0
GOAT Rank · 9
Greatest Athletes from USA
This ranking is led by LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. GOAT Rank currently ranks 9 eligible athletes from USA using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, LeBron James ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 93.7.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1984–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 100.0
- Dominance
- 99.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 87.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2000–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 98.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 99.0
- Longevity
- 100.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1985–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 96.0
- Statistics
- 99.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1914–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 100.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1981–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 97.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1986–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | LeBron James | Basketball | 🇺🇸 USA | 2003–active | 93.7 |
| 9 | Michael Jordan | Basketball | 🇺🇸 USA | 1984–2003 | 93.4 |
| 99 | Kobe Bryant | Basketball | 🇺🇸 USA | 1996–2016 | 88.7 |
| 361 | Tom Brady | American Football | 🇺🇸 USA | 2000–2022 | 85.5 |
| 682 | Jerry Rice | American Football | 🇺🇸 USA | 1985–2004 | 83.5 |
| 1107 | Babe Ruth | Baseball | 🇺🇸 USA | 1914–1935 | 81.4 |
| 1353 | Karch Kiraly | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 USA | 1981–2007 | 80.1 |
| 1488 | Barry Bonds | Baseball | 🇺🇸 USA | 1986–2007 | 79.4 |
| 2478 | Patrick Mahomes | American Football | 🇺🇸 USA | 2017–active | 75.2 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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