GOAT Rank · 4154

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1416

George Hainsworth

79.8

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

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: George Hainsworth

1417

Bobby Riggs

79.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1936–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bobby Riggs

1418

Randy Williams

79.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1971–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Randy Williams

1419

Ken McGregor

79.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1946–1956
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Ken McGregor

1420

Jimmy Binks

79.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1955–1969
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Jimmy Binks

1421

Glen Chapple

79.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1992–2016
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Glen Chapple

1422

Rafael van der Vaart

79.8

Sport: Football
Career: 2000–2019
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Rafael van der Vaart

1423

Silvio Marzolini

79.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1959–1972
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 85.0
Statistics: 70.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Silvio Marzolini

1424

Sir Trevor David Brooking

79.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Sir Trevor David Brooking

1425

Mike Tyson

79.7

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1985–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Tyson

1426

Rohit Sharma

79.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

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

Athlete: Rohit Sharma

1430

Thomas Ceccon

79.7

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Thomas Ceccon

1431

Daniil Medvedev

79.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Daniil Medvedev

1432

Hank Luisetti

79.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1935–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Hank Luisetti

1433

Oscar Charleston

79.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1915–1941
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Oscar Charleston

1434

Selemon Barega

79.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Selemon Barega

1435

Saqlain Mushtaq

79.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1994–2008
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Saqlain Mushtaq

1436

Joaquín Sánchez

79.7

Sport: Football
Career: 1999–2023
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Joaquín Sánchez

1437

Ace Gruenig

79.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1934–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ace Gruenig

1439

Ron Francis

79.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1981–2004
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Ron Francis

1440

Bernie Geoffrion

79.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1950–1968
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Bernie Geoffrion

1441

Rio Ferdinand

79.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1996–2015
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Rio Ferdinand

1442

AB de Villiers

79.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2004–2021
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa

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

Athlete: AB de Villiers

1443

Paul Pierce

79.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1998–2017
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Paul Pierce

1444

Jacques Plante

79.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1975
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Jacques Plante

1445

Vladislav Tretiak

79.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1968–1984
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

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

Athlete: Vladislav Tretiak

1446

Günter Netzer

79.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1963–1977
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Günter Netzer

1448

Sadaharu Oh

79.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1959–1980
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Sadaharu Oh

1449

LaMarcus Aldridge

79.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2006–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: LaMarcus Aldridge

1450

Karl-Anthony Towns

79.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Karl-Anthony Towns

1452

Ricky Hatton

79.6

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1997–2012
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Ricky Hatton

1453

Deacon Jones

79.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1961–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Deacon Jones

1454

B. S. Chandrasekhar

79.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1963–1979
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: B. S. Chandrasekhar

1455

Andy Roddick

79.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2000–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Andy Roddick

1456

Chris Eubank

79.6

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1985–1998
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Chris Eubank

1457

Larry Fitzgerald

79.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 2004–2020
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Larry Fitzgerald

1458

Devin Haney

79.6

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Devin Haney

1459

Gunder Hägg

79.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1940–1945
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Gunder Hägg

1461

Sidney Moncrief

79.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1979–1991
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Sidney Moncrief

1462

Tiger Flowers

79.6

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1918–1927
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Tiger Flowers

1463

Moeen Ali

79.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2014–2023
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Moeen Ali

1465

Ray Nitschke

79.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1958–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ray Nitschke

1466

Bill Bowes

79.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1928–1947
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Bill Bowes

1467

Stewie Dempster

79.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1921–1947
Country: 🇳🇿 New Zealand

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Stewie Dempster

1468

Alessandro Costacurta

79.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1987–2006
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 58.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Alessandro Costacurta

1469

Mario Götze

79.6

Sport: Football
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

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

Athlete: Mario Götze

1470

Zlatko Zahovič

79.6

Sport: Football
Career: 1990–2005
Country: 🇸🇮 Slovenia

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

Athlete: Zlatko Zahovič

1471

Mike Modano

79.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1989–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Mike Modano

1473

Nicola Pietrangeli

79.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1953–1972
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Nicola Pietrangeli

1474

Bob Davies

79.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1945–1955
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Bob Davies

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1416	George Hainsworth	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1937	79.8
1417	Bobby Riggs	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1936–1959	79.8
1418	Randy Williams	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1984	79.8
1419	Ken McGregor	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1946–1956	79.8
1420	Jimmy Binks	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1955–1969	79.8
1421	Glen Chapple	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1992–2016	79.8
1422	Rafael van der Vaart	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2000–2019	79.8
1423	Silvio Marzolini	Football	🇦🇷 Argentina	1959–1972	79.8
1424	Sir Trevor David Brooking	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1968–1984	79.8
1425	Mike Tyson	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2005	79.7
1426	Rohit Sharma	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2007–active	79.7
1430	Thomas Ceccon	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	2018–active	79.7
1431	Daniil Medvedev	Tennis	🇷🇺 Russia	2014–active	79.7
1432	Hank Luisetti	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1941	79.7
1433	Oscar Charleston	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1941	79.7
1434	Selemon Barega	Athletics	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	2016–active	79.7
1435	Saqlain Mushtaq	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1994–2008	79.7
1436	Joaquín Sánchez	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	1999–2023	79.7
1437	Ace Gruenig	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1934–1948	79.7
1439	Ron Francis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1981–2004	79.7
1440	Bernie Geoffrion	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1950–1968	79.7
1441	Rio Ferdinand	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1996–2015	79.6
1442	AB de Villiers	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	2004–2021	79.6
1443	Paul Pierce	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2017	79.6
1444	Jacques Plante	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1975	79.6
1445	Vladislav Tretiak	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1968–1984	79.6
1446	Günter Netzer	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	1963–1977	79.6
1448	Sadaharu Oh	Baseball	🇯🇵 Japan	1959–1980	79.6
1449	LaMarcus Aldridge	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2021	79.6
1450	Karl-Anthony Towns	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	79.6
1452	Ricky Hatton	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1997–2012	79.6
1453	Deacon Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1974	79.6
1454	B. S. Chandrasekhar	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1963–1979	79.6
1455	Andy Roddick	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	79.6
1456	Chris Eubank	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1985–1998	79.6
1457	Larry Fitzgerald	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2020	79.6
1458	Devin Haney	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	79.6
1459	Gunder Hägg	Athletics	🇸🇪 Sweden	1940–1945	79.6
1461	Sidney Moncrief	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1991	79.6
1462	Tiger Flowers	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1927	79.6
1463	Moeen Ali	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2014–2023	79.6
1465	Ray Nitschke	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1972	79.6
1466	Bill Bowes	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1928–1947	79.6
1467	Stewie Dempster	Cricket	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1921–1947	79.6
1468	Alessandro Costacurta	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1987–2006	79.6
1469	Mario Götze	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2010–active	79.6
1470	Zlatko Zahovič	Football	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1990–2005	79.6
1471	Mike Modano	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2011	79.6
1473	Nicola Pietrangeli	Tennis	🇮🇹 Italy	1953–1972	79.5
1474	Bob Davies	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1945–1955	79.5

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