GOAT Rank · 4154

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1348

Trevor Bailey

80.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1945–1967
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Trevor Bailey

1349

Johnny Douglas

80.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1901–1930
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Johnny Douglas

1350

Clint Benedict

80.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1912–1930
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Clint Benedict

1351

Bill Alley

80.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1945–1968
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Bill Alley

1352

Arthur Chambers

80.2

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1866–1879
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Arthur Chambers

1353

Karch Kiraly

80.1

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1981–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 USA

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 97.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Karch Kiraly

1354

Shane Mosley

80.1

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1993–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Shane Mosley

1355

DeMar DeRozan

80.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: DeMar DeRozan

1356

Mushfiqur Rahim

80.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Mushfiqur Rahim

1358

Cliff Hagan

80.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1956–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Cliff Hagan

1359

Ricky Rubio

80.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2005–2024
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ricky Rubio

1360

Frank Fredericks

80.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1990–2004
Country: 🇳🇦 Namibia

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

Athlete: Frank Fredericks

1361

Riddick Bowe

80.1

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1989–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Riddick Bowe

1362

Mike Bruner

80.1

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1975–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Mike Bruner

1364

Ewart Astill

80.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1906–1939
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Ewart Astill

1367

Alphonso Davies

80.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Alphonso Davies

1368

Achraf Hakimi

80.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇲🇦 Morocco

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Achraf Hakimi

1369

Bobby Clarke

80.1

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1969–1984
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bobby Clarke

1371

Nap Lajoie

80.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1896–1916
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Nap Lajoie

1372

Mohammad Rizwan

80.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Mohammad Rizwan

1373

Richie Guerin

80.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1956–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Richie Guerin

1374

Julius Peppers

80.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 2002–2018
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Julius Peppers

1376

John Terry

79.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1998–2018
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: John Terry

1377

Luka Dončić

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇸🇮 Slovenia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Luka Dončić

1378

Dennis Rodman

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1986–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dennis Rodman

1379

Dennis Lillee

79.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1969–1988
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dennis Lillee

1380

Lenny Wilkens

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1960–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Lenny Wilkens

1381

Joe Fulks

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1946–1954
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Joe Fulks

1384

Gus Johnson

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1963–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Gus Johnson

1385

Buddy McGirt

79.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1982–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Buddy McGirt

1386

Pär Arvidsson

79.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1976–1984
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Pär Arvidsson

1388

John Hencken

79.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1972–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: John Hencken

1390

Lleyton Hewitt

79.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1998–2020
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Lleyton Hewitt

1391

Pete Maravich

79.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1970–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Pete Maravich

1392

Gottfried von Cramm

79.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1932–1953
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Gottfried von Cramm

1396

Len Braund

79.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1896–1920
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Len Braund

1398

Jens Lehmann

79.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1989–2011
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jens Lehmann

1399

Peyton Manning

79.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2015
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Peyton Manning

1400

Ty Cobb

79.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1905–1928
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 97.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Ty Cobb

1402

Michael Spinks

79.8

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1977–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Michael Spinks

1403

Kyrie Irving

79.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Kyrie Irving

1404

Glenn Hall

79.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1952–1971
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Glenn Hall

1405

Mohammed Ahmed

79.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Mohammed Ahmed

1406

Carl Braun

79.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1947–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Carl Braun

1407

Aleksandr Averbukh

79.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1994–2009
Country: 🇮🇱 Israel

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Aleksandr Averbukh

1409

Kriss Akabusi

79.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1983–1993
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Kriss Akabusi

1410

Tamim Iqbal

79.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2007–2023
Country: 🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Tamim Iqbal

1411

Davor Šuker

79.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1989–2003
Country: 🇭🇷 Croatia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Davor Šuker

1412

Kosuke Hagino

79.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2012–2021
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Kosuke Hagino

1414

Duncan Scott

79.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Duncan Scott

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1348	Trevor Bailey	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1945–1967	80.2
1349	Johnny Douglas	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1901–1930	80.2
1350	Clint Benedict	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1930	80.2
1351	Bill Alley	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1945–1968	80.2
1352	Arthur Chambers	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1866–1879	80.2
1353	Karch Kiraly	Volleyball	🇺🇸 USA	1981–2007	80.1
1354	Shane Mosley	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2016	80.1
1355	DeMar DeRozan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	80.1
1356	Mushfiqur Rahim	Cricket	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2005–active	80.1
1358	Cliff Hagan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	80.1
1359	Ricky Rubio	Basketball	🇪🇸 Spain	2005–2024	80.1
1360	Frank Fredericks	Athletics	🇳🇦 Namibia	1990–2004	80.1
1361	Riddick Bowe	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2008	80.1
1362	Mike Bruner	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1980	80.1
1364	Ewart Astill	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1906–1939	80.1
1367	Alphonso Davies	Football	🇨🇦 Canada	2016–active	80.1
1368	Achraf Hakimi	Football	🇲🇦 Morocco	2017–active	80.1
1369	Bobby Clarke	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1969–1984	80.1
1371	Nap Lajoie	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1896–1916	80.0
1372	Mohammad Rizwan	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2015–active	80.0
1373	Richie Guerin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	80.0
1374	Julius Peppers	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2018	80.0
1376	John Terry	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1998–2018	79.9
1377	Luka Dončić	Basketball	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2015–active	79.9
1378	Dennis Rodman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2000	79.9
1379	Dennis Lillee	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1969–1988	79.9
1380	Lenny Wilkens	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1975	79.9
1381	Joe Fulks	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1954	79.9
1384	Gus Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1973	79.9
1385	Buddy McGirt	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1997	79.9
1386	Pär Arvidsson	Swimming	🇸🇪 Sweden	1976–1984	79.9
1388	John Hencken	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1976	79.9
1390	Lleyton Hewitt	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1998–2020	79.9
1391	Pete Maravich	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1980	79.9
1392	Gottfried von Cramm	Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	1932–1953	79.9
1396	Len Braund	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1896–1920	79.9
1398	Jens Lehmann	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1989–2011	79.9
1399	Peyton Manning	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2015	79.8
1400	Ty Cobb	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1905–1928	79.8
1402	Michael Spinks	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1988	79.8
1403	Kyrie Irving	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	79.8
1404	Glenn Hall	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1952–1971	79.8
1405	Mohammed Ahmed	Athletics	🇨🇦 Canada	2009–active	79.8
1406	Carl Braun	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1962	79.8
1407	Aleksandr Averbukh	Athletics	🇮🇱 Israel	1994–2009	79.8
1409	Kriss Akabusi	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1983–1993	79.8
1410	Tamim Iqbal	Cricket	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2007–2023	79.8
1411	Davor Šuker	Football	🇭🇷 Croatia	1989–2003	79.8
1412	Kosuke Hagino	Swimming	🇯🇵 Japan	2012–2021	79.8
1414	Duncan Scott	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2016–active	79.8

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