GOAT Rank · 141

Greatest Athletes who debuted in the 1920s

This ranking is led by Don Bradman, Donald Bradman and Wally Hammond. GOAT Rank currently ranks 141 eligible athletes who debuted in the 1920s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Don Bradman ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 91.0.

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2004

Ebbie Goodfellow

77.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1929–1943
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Ebbie Goodfellow

2058

Fred Bakewell

77.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1928–1936
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Fred Bakewell

2066

Foster Hewitt

76.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1923–1981
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Foster Hewitt

2078

Bob Catterall

76.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1921–1933
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa

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

Athlete: Bob Catterall

2088

Alec Connell

76.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1924–1937
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Alec Connell

2112

Busher Jackson

76.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1929–1944
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Busher Jackson

2114

John Doeg

76.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1926–1935
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: John Doeg

2124

Eddie Shore

76.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1924–1940
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Eddie Shore

2146

Lionel Conacher

76.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1925–1937
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Lionel Conacher

2147

Charlie Gardiner

76.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1927–1934
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Charlie Gardiner

2148

Frank Fredrickson

76.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1920–1931
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Frank Fredrickson

2153

Charlie Conacher

76.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1929–1941
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Charlie Conacher

2159

Bill Dickey

76.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1928–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bill Dickey

2177

Charlie Gehringer

76.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1924–1942
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Charlie Gehringer

2255

Johnny Blood

76.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1925–1939
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Johnny Blood

2258

Willie Wells

76.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1924–1949
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Willie Wells

2264

Guy Chamberlin

76.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1920–1927
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Guy Chamberlin

2286

Lefty Grove

76.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1925–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Lefty Grove

2293

Jock Cameron

76.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1924–1935
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Jock Cameron

2306

Satchel Paige

75.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1926–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Satchel Paige

2331

Benny Friedman

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1927–1934
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Benny Friedman

2332

Paddy Driscoll

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1920–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Paddy Driscoll

2375

Mel Ott

75.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1926–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mel Ott

2379

Biz Mackey

75.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1920–1947
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Biz Mackey

2381

Ernie Nevers

75.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1926–1931
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Ernie Nevers

2396

Martín Dihigo

75.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1923–1947
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

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

Athlete: Martín Dihigo

2399

Ching Johnson

75.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1926–1938
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ching Johnson

2442

Sylvio Mantha

75.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1923–1937
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Sylvio Mantha

2450

Gabby Hartnett

75.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1922–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Gabby Hartnett

2464

Link Lyman

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1922–1934
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Link Lyman

2471

Pete Henry

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1920–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Pete Henry

2495

Joseph Brennan

75.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1925–1942
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Joseph Brennan

2506

Harry Oliver

75.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1921–1937
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Harry Oliver

2567

Marty Barry

74.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1927–1940
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Marty Barry

2581

Thomas Barlow

74.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1921–1939
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Thomas Barlow

2631

Aurel Joliat

74.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1922–1938
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Aurel Joliat

2638

John Hawkes

74.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1921–1932
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: John Hawkes

2652

Duleepsinhji

74.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1924–1932
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Duleepsinhji

2655

Mike Michalske

74.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1926–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Michalske

2682

Herbie Lewis

74.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1928–1939
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Herbie Lewis

2695

Vic Hanson

74.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1924–1930
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Vic Hanson

2704

Mickey Cochrane

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1925–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Mickey Cochrane

2713

Walt Kiesling

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1926–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Walt Kiesling

2731

George Hay

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1921–1934
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: George Hay

2756

Bun Cook

73.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1926–1937
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Bun Cook

2760

Goose Goslin

73.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1921–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Goose Goslin

2771

Cool Papa Bell

73.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1922–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Cool Papa Bell

2774

Steve Owen

73.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1924–1933
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Steve Owen

2792

Red Grange

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1925–1934
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Red Grange

2794

Hap Day

73.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1924–1938
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Hap Day

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2004	Ebbie Goodfellow	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1929–1943	77.2
2058	Fred Bakewell	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1928–1936	77.0
2066	Foster Hewitt	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1923–1981	76.9
2078	Bob Catterall	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1921–1933	76.9
2088	Alec Connell	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1924–1937	76.8
2112	Busher Jackson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1929–1944	76.7
2114	John Doeg	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1935	76.7
2124	Eddie Shore	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1924–1940	76.6
2146	Lionel Conacher	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1925–1937	76.6
2147	Charlie Gardiner	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1927–1934	76.6
2148	Frank Fredrickson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1920–1931	76.6
2153	Charlie Conacher	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1929–1941	76.6
2159	Bill Dickey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1928–1946	76.5
2177	Charlie Gehringer	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1942	76.4
2255	Johnny Blood	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1939	76.1
2258	Willie Wells	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1949	76.1
2264	Guy Chamberlin	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1927	76.1
2286	Lefty Grove	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1941	76.0
2293	Jock Cameron	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1924–1935	76.0
2306	Satchel Paige	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1965	75.9
2331	Benny Friedman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1934	75.9
2332	Paddy Driscoll	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1929	75.9
2375	Mel Ott	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1947	75.7
2379	Biz Mackey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1947	75.7
2381	Ernie Nevers	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1931	75.7
2396	Martín Dihigo	Baseball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1923–1947	75.6
2399	Ching Johnson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1938	75.6
2442	Sylvio Mantha	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1923–1937	75.4
2450	Gabby Hartnett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1941	75.3
2464	Link Lyman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1934	75.3
2471	Pete Henry	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1928	75.3
2495	Joseph Brennan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1942	75.2
2506	Harry Oliver	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1937	75.2
2567	Marty Barry	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1927–1940	74.9
2581	Thomas Barlow	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1939	74.8
2631	Aurel Joliat	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1922–1938	74.5
2638	John Hawkes	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1921–1932	74.5
2652	Duleepsinhji	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1924–1932	74.4
2655	Mike Michalske	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1937	74.4
2682	Herbie Lewis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1928–1939	74.3
2695	Vic Hanson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1930	74.2
2704	Mickey Cochrane	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1937	74.1
2713	Walt Kiesling	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1938	74.1
2731	George Hay	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1934	74.0
2756	Bun Cook	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1937	73.9
2760	Goose Goslin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1938	73.8
2771	Cool Papa Bell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1946	73.8
2774	Steve Owen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1933	73.8
2792	Red Grange	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1934	73.7
2794	Hap Day	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1924–1938	73.7

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