#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2225	George Groves	Boxing	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2008–2018	76.4
2226	Minnie Miñoso	Baseball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1946–1980	82.7
2227	DeAndre Hopkins	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2013–—	81.1
2228	Gil Hodges	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1943–1963	82.8
2231	Martín Dihigo	Baseball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1923–1947	82.1
2232	Sonny Jurgensen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1974	82.1
2233	Mal Anderson	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1952–1972	78.8
2234	Ching Johnson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1938	80.8
2236	Ainsley Bennett	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1976–1984	76.5
2238	Marcel Dionne	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1971–1989	82.4
2240	Bob Gibson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1975	81.7
2241	Josh Gibson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1946	80.3
2242	Clayton Kershaw	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–—	81.8
2243	Brendan Shanahan	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1987–2009	82.8
2245	Mike Webster	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1990	81.8
2246	Hugh Duffy	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1888–1906	81.1
2247	Alan Faneca	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2010	81.4
2248	Home Run Baker	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1908–1922	81.4
2249	Luke Appling	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1950	83.3
2251	Gustavo Borges	Swimming	🇧🇷 Brazil	1992–2004	77.7
2252	Sammy Wanjiru	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2005–2010	74.5
2253	Reggie Jackson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1987	81.9
2254	Harold Carmichael	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1984	81.8
2255	Joe DeLamielleure	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1985	81.0
2256	Dan Hampton	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1990	80.3
2257	Cortez Kennedy	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2000	80.1
2258	Jack Darragh	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1910–1924	80.8
2261	Patrick Kane	Ice Hockey	🇺🇸 United States	2007–—	81.0
2262	Mark Recchi	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2011	83.2
2263	Jesse Burkett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1905	81.6
2264	Curley Culp	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	81.2
2265	Hank Greenberg	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1947	79.9
2267	Bryce Harper	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–—	81.3
2268	Tony Pérez	Baseball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1964–1986	83.5
2269	Lamon Brewster	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2010	76.5
2270	Larry Costello	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1968	76.7
2271	Dennis Eckersley	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1998	82.8
2272	Dick Savitt	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1959	76.2
2273	Charlie Joiner	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1986	82.9
2274	Sylvio Mantha	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1923–1937	81.6
2275	Jari Kurri	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	1977–1998	81.8
2276	Cal Ripken Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–2001	83.9
2277	Rod Woodson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2003	82.0
2278	Brooks Robinson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1977	83.6
2279	Harmon Killebrew	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1975	82.0
2281	Gabby Hartnett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1941	82.4
2282	John Lynch	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2007	81.4
2283	Cliff Branch	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1985	81.2
2284	Goose Gossage	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1972–1994	83.1
2285	Johnny Robinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	80.5

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