- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2002–2024
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 98.0
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- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2007
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1949–1969
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇧🇧 Barbados
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1981–2001
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–2023
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–2024
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1972–1989
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2003
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1969–1988
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1932–1950
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2011
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2020
- Country
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1952–1963
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1902–1921
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1988–1998
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | James Anderson | Cricket | 🏴 England | 2002–2024 | 92.9 |
| 17 | Curtly Ambrose | Cricket | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | 1988–2000 | 90.7 |
| 21 | Stuart Broad | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2006–2023 | 90.5 |
| 23 | Cathryn Fitzpatrick | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1991–2007 | 90.5 |
| 26 | Katherine Sciver-Brunt | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2004–2023 | 90.4 |
| 30 | Fred Trueman | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1949–1969 | 90.1 |
| 35 | Waqar Younis | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1989–2003 | 89.8 |
| 41 | Malcolm Marshall | Cricket | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 1977–1996 | 89.5 |
| 46 | Megan Schutt | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2012–— | 89.2 |
| 75 | Lasith Malinga | Cricket | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | 2004–2021 | 88.1 |
| 78 | Courtney Walsh | Cricket | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1981–2001 | 88 |
| 79 | Trent Boult | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2011–— | 88 |
| 81 | Anya Shrubsole | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–2022 | 88 |
| 82 | Shabnim Ismail | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2007–2023 | 88 |
| 91 | Tim Southee | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2008–2024 | 87.8 |
| 94 | Michael Holding | Cricket | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 1972–1989 | 87.5 |
| 111 | Dale Steyn | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2004–2021 | 87 |
| 116 | Allan Donald | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1991–2003 | 87 |
| 171 | Dennis Lillee | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1969–1988 | 85 |
| 193 | Bill Copson | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1932–1950 | 84.2 |
| 197 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2017–— | 84 |
| 199 | Makhaya Ntini | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1995–2011 | 83.9 |
| 203 | Jofra Archer | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 2016–— | 83.8 |
| 205 | Mashrafe Mortaza | Cricket | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 2001–2020 | 83.7 |
| 218 | Neil Adcock | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1952–1963 | 83.2 |
| 229 | Walter Brearley | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1902–1921 | 82.6 |
| 238 | Aaqib Javed | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1988–1998 | 82.1 |
| 248 | Mustafizur Rahman | Cricket | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 2014–— | 81.7 |
| 265 | Andy Caddick | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1991–2009 | 80 |
| 279 | Jonathan Agnew | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1978–1992 | 76.5 |
| 284 | Gus Atkinson | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2020–— | 70.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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