- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1899–1914
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
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
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2020
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1958–1969
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1999–2019
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1944–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1971–1989
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1992–2013
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1999–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1932–1941
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1881–1900
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇬🇦 Gabon
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1920–1932
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1914–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 100.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1994
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1962–1973
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2018
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1970–1994
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1984–1992
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2020
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2020
- Country
- 🇹🇬 Togo
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1992–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1990–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1975–1996
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1966–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1971–1982
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1970–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1946–1967
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 98.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1786–1816
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2001
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1986–1993
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1967–1977
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2011
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1976–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 89.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2011
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1082 | Colin Blythe | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 1899–1914 | 81.6 |
| 1084 | Luis Enrique | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1990–2004 | 81.6 |
| 1085 | Robinho | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–2020 | 81.6 |
| 1086 | Trent John Alexander-Arnold | Football | 🏴 England | 2017–active | 81.6 |
| 1087 | Wayne Embry | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1969 | 81.6 |
| 1088 | Alan Shearer | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1988–2006 | 81.5 |
| 1089 | David Rudisha | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2006–2019 | 81.5 |
| 1091 | Tony Parker | Basketball | 🇫🇷 France | 1999–2019 | 81.5 |
| 1092 | Sandy Saddler | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1944–1956 | 81.5 |
| 1094 | Pipino Cuevas | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1971–1989 | 81.5 |
| 1095 | VVS Laxman | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1992–2013 | 81.5 |
| 1096 | Andrew Strauss | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1998–2012 | 81.5 |
| 1097 | Stefan Effenberg | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1987–2004 | 81.5 |
| 1099 | Anthony Ervin | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2016 | 81.5 |
| 1101 | George Bovell | Swimming | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | 2000–2016 | 81.5 |
| 1102 | Lou Ambers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1941 | 81.5 |
| 1103 | William Attewell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1881–1900 | 81.5 |
| 1104 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Football | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 2009–active | 81.5 |
| 1105 | Antonio Valencia | Football | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 2003–2021 | 81.5 |
| 1106 | Forrest DeBernardi | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1920–1932 | 81.5 |
| 1107 | Babe Ruth | Baseball | 🇺🇸 USA | 1914–1935 | 81.4 |
| 1108 | Kapil Dev | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1975–1994 | 81.4 |
| 1109 | Kipchoge Keino | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1962–1973 | 81.4 |
| 1110 | Shahid Afridi | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1995–2018 | 81.4 |
| 1111 | Trevor Francis | Football | 🏴 England | 1970–1994 | 81.4 |
| 1114 | Tom Jager | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–1992 | 81.4 |
| 1116 | Oleksandr Bagach | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1988–2004 | 81.4 |
| 1117 | Ian Bell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 2001–2020 | 81.4 |
| 1118 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Football | 🇹🇬 Togo | 2002–2020 | 81.4 |
| 1119 | Roy Keane | Football | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1990–2006 | 81.3 |
| 1120 | Carles Puyol | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1999–2014 | 81.3 |
| 1121 | Adam Gilchrist | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1992–2013 | 81.3 |
| 1122 | Léon Marchand | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2019–active | 81.3 |
| 1123 | Gary Payton | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2007 | 81.3 |
| 1124 | Javed Miandad | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1975–1996 | 81.3 |
| 1126 | Draymond Green | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 81.3 |
| 1127 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Basketball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2018–active | 81.3 |
| 1130 | Arthur Ashe | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1966–1980 | 81.3 |
| 1131 | George McGinnis | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1982 | 81.3 |
| 1132 | Bob Lanier | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1970–1984 | 81.3 |
| 1133 | Billy Conn | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 81.3 |
| 1135 | Lou Groza | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1967 | 81.3 |
| 1136 | Caleb Baldwin | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1786–1816 | 81.3 |
| 1139 | Bodo Illgner | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–2001 | 81.3 |
| 1140 | Yuri Bashkatov | Swimming | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1986–1993 | 81.3 |
| 1141 | Bill Bradley | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1977 | 81.3 |
| 1142 | Patrick Vieira | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1994–2011 | 81.2 |
| 1143 | John McEnroe | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1994 | 81.2 |
| 1144 | Ruud van Nistelrooy | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1993–2012 | 81.2 |
| 1145 | Claude Makélélé | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1991–2011 | 81.2 |
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