GOAT Rank · 612

Greatest Athletes who debuted in the 1990s

This ranking is led by Ronaldo Nazário, Hege Riise and Rivaldo. GOAT Rank currently ranks 612 eligible athletes who debuted in the 1990s using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Ronaldo Nazário ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 92.0.

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2103

Pat Rafter

76.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1991–2001
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Pat Rafter

2105

Sally Barsosio

76.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1993–2002
Country: 🇰🇪 Kenya

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Sally Barsosio

2109

Fabricio Oberto

76.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1993–2011
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Fabricio Oberto

2137

Jerome Bettis

76.6

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Jerome Bettis

2154

Emmitt Smith

76.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1990–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Emmitt Smith

2163

Hidetoshi Nakata

76.5

Sport: Football
Career: 1995–2006
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Hidetoshi Nakata

2176

Kim St-Pierre

76.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2011
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Kim St-Pierre

2179

Ty Law

76.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1995–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ty Law

2181

Nadia Petrova

76.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1999–2017
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

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

Athlete: Nadia Petrova

2185

Tomáš Rosický

76.4

Sport: Football
Career: 1998–2017
Country: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Tomáš Rosický

2192

Gabriele Becker

76.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1993–2004
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Gabriele Becker

2221

Ricardo Busquets

76.3

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1994–2004
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Ricardo Busquets

2222

Christian Wörns

76.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1990–2008
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Christian Wörns

2224

Frédérique Bangué

76.3

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1993–2002
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Frédérique Bangué

2226

Ray Lewis

76.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1996–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 87.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ray Lewis

2228

Pedro Martínez

76.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1992–2009
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Pedro Martínez

2229

Chris Webber

76.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1993–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Chris Webber

2239

Patrick van Balkom

76.2

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1993–2004
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Patrick van Balkom

2242

Annika Sörenstam

76.1

Sport: Golf
Career: 1992–2008
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 95.0
Statistics: 95.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Annika Sörenstam

2256

Olapade Adeniken

76.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1990–2000
Country: 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Olapade Adeniken

2268

Eric Lindros

76.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1992–2007
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Eric Lindros

2270

Derek Jeter

76.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1992–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Derek Jeter

2271

Junior Seau

76.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1990–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Junior Seau

2275

Kevin Mawae

76.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1994–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Kevin Mawae

2289

Orlando Pace

76.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1997–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Orlando Pace

2303

Alex Rodriguez

75.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1994–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Alex Rodriguez

2305

Ichiro Suzuki

75.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1992–2019
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

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

Athlete: Ichiro Suzuki

2309

Lucia Rijker

75.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1996–2004
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Lucia Rijker

2310

Iván Rodríguez

75.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1991–2011
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

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

Athlete: Iván Rodríguez

2315

Hines Ward

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Hines Ward

2318

Billy Wagner

75.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1993–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Billy Wagner

2321

Shannon Briggs

75.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1992–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Shannon Briggs

2326

Naoko Takahashi

75.9

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1997–2008
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Naoko Takahashi

2347

Michael Schumacher

75.8

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1991–2012
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 97.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 95.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Michael Schumacher

2356

Noah Ngeny

75.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1997–2003
Country: 🇰🇪 Kenya

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Noah Ngeny

2367

Timothy Beck

75.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1997–2008
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Timothy Beck

2372

Michael Strahan

75.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1993–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Michael Strahan

2377

Hideki Matsui

75.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1993–2012
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

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

Athlete: Hideki Matsui

2385

Adam Vinatieri

75.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1996–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Adam Vinatieri

2413

Alan Faneca

75.5

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

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

Athlete: Alan Faneca

2417

Gustavo Borges

75.5

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1992–2004
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Gustavo Borges

2423

Cortez Kennedy

75.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1990–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Cortez Kennedy

2428

Lindsay Davenport

75.4

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1993–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Lindsay Davenport

2437

Lamon Brewster

75.4

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1996–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Lamon Brewster

2449

Natalie Darwitz

75.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Natalie Darwitz

2451

John Lynch

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1993–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: John Lynch

2458

Torry Holt

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1999–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Torry Holt

2469

Terrell Davis

75.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1995–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Terrell Davis

2488

Andy Caddick

75.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1991–2009
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Andy Caddick

2491

Jimmy Smith

75.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1992–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jimmy Smith

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2103	Pat Rafter	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1991–2001	76.7
2105	Sally Barsosio	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	1993–2002	76.7
2109	Fabricio Oberto	Basketball	🇦🇷 Argentina	1993–2011	76.7
2137	Jerome Bettis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2005	76.6
2154	Emmitt Smith	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2004	76.5
2163	Hidetoshi Nakata	Football	🇯🇵 Japan	1995–2006	76.5
2176	Kim St-Pierre	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2011	76.4
2179	Ty Law	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2009	76.4
2181	Nadia Petrova	Tennis	🇷🇺 Russia	1999–2017	76.4
2185	Tomáš Rosický	Football	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	1998–2017	76.4
2192	Gabriele Becker	Athletics	🇩🇪 Germany	1993–2004	76.4
2221	Ricardo Busquets	Swimming	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1994–2004	76.3
2222	Christian Wörns	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1990–2008	76.3
2224	Frédérique Bangué	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	1993–2002	76.3
2226	Ray Lewis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2012	76.2
2228	Pedro Martínez	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1992–2009	76.2
2229	Chris Webber	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2008	76.2
2239	Patrick van Balkom	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1993–2004	76.2
2242	Annika Sörenstam	Golf	🇸🇪 Sweden	1992–2008	76.1
2256	Olapade Adeniken	Athletics	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1990–2000	76.1
2268	Eric Lindros	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1992–2007	76.1
2270	Derek Jeter	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2014	76.0
2271	Junior Seau	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2009	76.0
2275	Kevin Mawae	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2009	76.0
2289	Orlando Pace	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2009	76.0
2303	Alex Rodriguez	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2016	75.9
2305	Ichiro Suzuki	Baseball	🇯🇵 Japan	1992–2019	75.9
2309	Lucia Rijker	Boxing	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1996–2004	75.9
2310	Iván Rodríguez	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1991–2011	75.9
2315	Hines Ward	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2011	75.9
2318	Billy Wagner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2010	75.9
2321	Shannon Briggs	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2016	75.9
2326	Naoko Takahashi	Athletics	🇯🇵 Japan	1997–2008	75.9
2347	Michael Schumacher	Formula 1	🇩🇪 Germany	1991–2012	75.8
2356	Noah Ngeny	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	1997–2003	75.8
2367	Timothy Beck	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1997–2008	75.8
2372	Michael Strahan	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2007	75.7
2377	Hideki Matsui	Baseball	🇯🇵 Japan	1993–2012	75.7
2385	Adam Vinatieri	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2019	75.6
2413	Alan Faneca	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2010	75.5
2417	Gustavo Borges	Swimming	🇧🇷 Brazil	1992–2004	75.5
2423	Cortez Kennedy	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2000	75.5
2428	Lindsay Davenport	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2010	75.4
2437	Lamon Brewster	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2010	75.4
2449	Natalie Darwitz	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2011	75.3
2451	John Lynch	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2007	75.3
2458	Torry Holt	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2009	75.3
2469	Terrell Davis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2001	75.3
2488	Andy Caddick	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1991–2009	75.2
2491	Jimmy Smith	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2005	75.2

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