- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1987–2004
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
GOAT Rank · 4154
Greatest male of all time
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Phelps. GOAT Rank currently ranks 4154 eligible athletes using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Lionel Messi ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 97.0.
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- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1981–1998
- Country
- 🇻🇮 Virgin Islands
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2001
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1956–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2003–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1958–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1986–1997
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1954–1969
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1948–1967
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1979–1997
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–2004
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1985–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 96.0
- Statistics
- 99.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2008
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1990–2007
- Country
- 🏴 West Indies
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2002–2014
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1953–1976
- Country
- 🏴 West Indies
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–1999
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1967–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1977–1992
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1967–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–1999
- Country
- 🇹🇯 Tajikistan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1969–1980
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1881–1904
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇸🇳 Senegal
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 83.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1992–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1942–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1973–1997
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2009–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1985–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1946–1960
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1912–1922
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1901–1923
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2009
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 89.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1954–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 649 | Igor Astapkovich | Athletics | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1987–2004 | 83.8 |
| 650 | Julian Jackson | Boxing | 🇻🇮 Virgin Islands | 1981–1998 | 83.8 |
| 652 | Didier Deschamps | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1986–2001 | 83.8 |
| 653 | Chris Paul | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–active | 83.7 |
| 658 | Vlade Divac | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1986–2005 | 83.7 |
| 659 | Steve Backley | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1988–2004 | 83.7 |
| 660 | Randy Barnes | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–1998 | 83.7 |
| 661 | Tom Heinsohn | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1965 | 83.7 |
| 668 | Antonio Rüdiger | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2012–active | 83.7 |
| 669 | Dwyane Wade | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2019 | 83.6 |
| 670 | Elgin Baylor | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1972 | 83.6 |
| 671 | Grant Hackett | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1996–2016 | 83.6 |
| 673 | Linford Christie | Athletics | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 1986–1997 | 83.6 |
| 674 | Omar Sívori | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1954–1969 | 83.6 |
| 675 | Joey Giardello | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1967 | 83.6 |
| 679 | Andoni Zubizarreta | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1979–1997 | 83.6 |
| 680 | David Andrew Seaman | Football | 🏴 England | 1983–2004 | 83.6 |
| 681 | Marc-André ter Stegen | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2011–active | 83.6 |
| 682 | Jerry Rice | American Football | 🇺🇸 USA | 1985–2004 | 83.5 |
| 683 | Oliver Kahn | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1987–2008 | 83.5 |
| 685 | Brian Lara | Cricket | 🏴 West Indies | 1990–2007 | 83.5 |
| 686 | Ryan Lochte | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2021 | 83.5 |
| 689 | Renaud Lavillenie | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 2005–active | 83.5 |
| 690 | Carl Froch | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–2014 | 83.5 |
| 691 | Lance Gibbs | Cricket | 🏴 West Indies | 1953–1976 | 83.5 |
| 692 | Graeme Smith | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1999–2014 | 83.5 |
| 693 | Ravindra Jadeja | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 2006–active | 83.5 |
| 695 | John Barnes | Football | 🏴 England | 1981–1999 | 83.5 |
| 697 | Louie Dampier | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1979 | 83.5 |
| 699 | Ian Botham | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1977–1992 | 83.5 |
| 700 | Earl Monroe | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1980 | 83.5 |
| 701 | Andrey Abduvaliyev | Athletics | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 1988–1999 | 83.5 |
| 702 | Víctor Galíndez | Boxing | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1980 | 83.5 |
| 703 | Bobby Abel | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1881–1904 | 83.5 |
| 704 | Claudio Marchisio | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2006–2019 | 83.5 |
| 705 | Lucas Hernández | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2014–active | 83.5 |
| 706 | Kalidou Koulibaly | Football | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 2010–active | 83.5 |
| 707 | Steven Gerrard | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1998–2016 | 83.4 |
| 708 | Ricky Ponting | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1992–2013 | 83.4 |
| 711 | Bob Kurland | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1942–1952 | 83.4 |
| 712 | Graham Gooch | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1997 | 83.4 |
| 714 | Sergey Kovalev | Boxing | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2009–2019 | 83.4 |
| 716 | Chris Mullin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–2001 | 83.4 |
| 717 | Jimmy Carter | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1960 | 83.4 |
| 718 | Pete Herman | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1922 | 83.4 |
| 719 | Jack Blackburn | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1901–1923 | 83.4 |
| 722 | Dwight Yorke | Football | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 1990–2009 | 83.4 |
| 723 | Jude Bellingham | Football | 🏴 England | 2019–active | 83.4 |
| 726 | Bob Pettit | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1965 | 83.3 |
| 728 | Raí | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1984–2000 | 83.3 |
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