- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1975–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- 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
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2017
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1962
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1989–2010
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1875–1894
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1988–2008
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1976–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1979–1993
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1994–2012
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1989–2006
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1989–2004
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2006–2014
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1957–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1952–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1930–1953
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1855–1869
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1988–2012
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2011
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2014–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1973–1991
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1949–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1976–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1954–1972
- Country
- 🇬🇾 West Indies
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1949–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1990
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1993–2007
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1985–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–1997
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1957–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1958–1973
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1914–1932
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2002
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1975–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1891–1911
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1953–1969
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1950–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1670 | Randy White | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1975–1988 | 78.6 |
| 1671 | Nikola Vučević | Basketball | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 2011–active | 78.6 |
| 1673 | Andrés Nocioni | Basketball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1997–2017 | 78.6 |
| 1674 | Frank Sedgman | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1946–1962 | 78.6 |
| 1675 | Tony Esposito | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1968–1984 | 78.6 |
| 1676 | Rob Blake | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1989–2010 | 78.6 |
| 1677 | Ralf Bartels | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1998–2012 | 78.6 |
| 1678 | Billy Barnes | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1875–1894 | 78.6 |
| 1679 | Chris Adams | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1988–2008 | 78.6 |
| 1680 | Alexis Mac Allister | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2017–active | 78.6 |
| 1681 | Gerard Moreno | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2011–active | 78.6 |
| 1682 | Kristóf Milák | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2016–active | 78.5 |
| 1684 | Edwin Moses | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1988 | 78.5 |
| 1686 | Dražen Petrović | Basketball | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1979–1993 | 78.5 |
| 1688 | Nikolai Valuev | Boxing | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1993–2009 | 78.5 |
| 1689 | Chris Byrd | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2009 | 78.5 |
| 1690 | Míchel Salgado | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1994–2012 | 78.5 |
| 1691 | Frédérick Bousquet | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2000–2016 | 78.5 |
| 1692 | Chris Cairns | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1989–2006 | 78.5 |
| 1693 | Josia Thugwane | Athletics | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1989–2004 | 78.5 |
| 1695 | Sergey Bakulin | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–2014 | 78.5 |
| 1696 | Joe Bottom | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1980 | 78.5 |
| 1697 | Len Dawson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1957–1975 | 78.5 |
| 1698 | Bill George | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1952–1966 | 78.5 |
| 1699 | Freddie Brown | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1930–1953 | 78.5 |
| 1700 | Young Barney Aaron | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1855–1869 | 78.5 |
| 1701 | Nicklas Lidström | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1988–2012 | 78.4 |
| 1702 | Dominik Hašek | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1981–2011 | 78.4 |
| 1703 | Aaron Donald | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–2023 | 78.4 |
| 1704 | Steve Ovett | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1991 | 78.4 |
| 1706 | Chipper Jones | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2012 | 78.4 |
| 1708 | George Blanda | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1975 | 78.4 |
| 1710 | Steve Largent | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1989 | 78.4 |
| 1711 | Basil Butcher | Cricket | 🇬🇾 West Indies | 1954–1972 | 78.4 |
| 1712 | George Armstrong | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1949–1971 | 78.4 |
| 1713 | Andoni Goikoetxea | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1976–1990 | 78.4 |
| 1714 | Vincent Candela | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2007 | 78.4 |
| 1715 | Jens-Peter Berndt | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1985–1992 | 78.4 |
| 1717 | Eric Cantona | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1983–1997 | 78.3 |
| 1718 | Bobby Hull | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1957–1980 | 78.3 |
| 1720 | Manuel Santana | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1958–1973 | 78.3 |
| 1721 | Ike Quartey | Boxing | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1988–2006 | 78.3 |
| 1722 | Gerald Patterson | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1914–1932 | 78.3 |
| 1723 | Matthew Le Tissier | Football | 🏴 England | 1986–2002 | 78.3 |
| 1724 | James Rodríguez | Football | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 2010–active | 78.3 |
| 1725 | World B. Free | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1975–1988 | 78.3 |
| 1727 | William Larned | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1891–1911 | 78.3 |
| 1728 | Derrick Brooks | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2008 | 78.3 |
| 1729 | Doug Atkins | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1969 | 78.3 |
| 1730 | Leo Nomellini | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1963 | 78.3 |
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