GOAT Rank · 4154

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2314

Andy Bathgate

75.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1952–1975
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Andy Bathgate

2315

Hines Ward

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Hines Ward

2316

Stefano Battistelli

75.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1987–1996
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Stefano Battistelli

2318

Billy Wagner

75.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1993–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Billy Wagner

2319

Craig Kimbrel

75.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2010–2024
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Craig Kimbrel

2320

Edgar Martínez

75.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1987–2004
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Edgar Martínez

2321

Shannon Briggs

75.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1992–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Shannon Briggs

2322

Ed "Too Tall" Jones

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1974–1989
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ed "Too Tall" Jones

2323

John Hartley

75.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1878–1890
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: John Hartley

2327

Earl Campbell

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1978–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Earl Campbell

2328

Ozzie Newsome

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1978–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ozzie Newsome

2329

Bill Barber

75.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1972–1984
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bill Barber

2330

John Mackey

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1963–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: John Mackey

2331

Benny Friedman

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1927–1934
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Benny Friedman

2332

Paddy Driscoll

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1920–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Paddy Driscoll

2333

Lou Creekmur

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1950–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Lou Creekmur

2334

Jerry Kramer

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1958–1968
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Jerry Kramer

2335

Dave Robinson

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1963–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Dave Robinson

2336

Eric Allen

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1988–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Eric Allen

2337

Rosey Brown

75.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1953–1965
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Rosey Brown

2338

Tommy Phillips

75.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1902–1912
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Tommy Phillips

2339

Paddy Moran

75.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1901–1917
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Paddy Moran

2340

Woody Dumart

75.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1935–1954
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Woody Dumart

2341

Bill Mosienko

75.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1941–1955
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Bill Mosienko

2342

Dani Olmo

75.9

Sport: Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Dani Olmo

2343

Giuseppe Signori

75.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1985–2006
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 65.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Giuseppe Signori

2345

Frank Foyston

75.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1912–1928
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Frank Foyston

2346

Moose Johnson

75.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1905–1922
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Moose Johnson

2347

Michael Schumacher

75.8

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1991–2012
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 97.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 95.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Michael Schumacher

2348

John Elway

75.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1983–1998
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: John Elway

2349

Joe Greene

75.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1969–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Joe Greene

2351

Kim Barnett

75.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1979–2005
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Kim Barnett

2352

Ron Lyle

75.8

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1971–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Ron Lyle

2353

Mordecai Brown

75.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1903–1916
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mordecai Brown

2354

John Clarkson

75.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1882–1894
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: John Clarkson

2355

Ray Brown

75.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1930–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ray Brown

2356

Noah Ngeny

75.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1997–2003
Country: 🇰🇪 Kenya

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Noah Ngeny

2357

Cullen Jones

75.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2006–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Cullen Jones

2358

Stan Smith

75.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1968–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Stan Smith

2359

Rafael Osuna

75.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1960–1969
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Rafael Osuna

2361

Gene Hickerson

75.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1958–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Gene Hickerson

2362

Claude Humphrey

75.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1968–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Claude Humphrey

2363

Bruce Dooland

75.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1945–1957
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bruce Dooland

2364

Bryan Hextall

75.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1936–1948
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bryan Hextall

2365

Robert Lindley Murray

75.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1913–1919
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Robert Lindley Murray

2366

Hugh Bartlett

75.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1933–1951
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Hugh Bartlett

2367

Timothy Beck

75.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1997–2008
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Timothy Beck

2368

William Saliba

75.8

Sport: Football
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 65.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: William Saliba

2369

Harry Lumley

75.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1943–1960
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Harry Lumley

2370

Tom Seaver

75.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1967–1986
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Tom Seaver

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2314	Andy Bathgate	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1952–1975	75.9
2315	Hines Ward	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2011	75.9
2316	Stefano Battistelli	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1987–1996	75.9
2318	Billy Wagner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2010	75.9
2319	Craig Kimbrel	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2024	75.9
2320	Edgar Martínez	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1987–2004	75.9
2321	Shannon Briggs	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2016	75.9
2322	Ed "Too Tall" Jones	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1989	75.9
2323	John Hartley	Tennis	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1878–1890	75.9
2327	Earl Campbell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1985	75.9
2328	Ozzie Newsome	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1990	75.9
2329	Bill Barber	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1972–1984	75.9
2330	John Mackey	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1972	75.9
2331	Benny Friedman	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1934	75.9
2332	Paddy Driscoll	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1929	75.9
2333	Lou Creekmur	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1959	75.9
2334	Jerry Kramer	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1968	75.9
2335	Dave Robinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1974	75.9
2336	Eric Allen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2001	75.9
2337	Rosey Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1965	75.9
2338	Tommy Phillips	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1912	75.9
2339	Paddy Moran	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1901–1917	75.9
2340	Woody Dumart	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1935–1954	75.9
2341	Bill Mosienko	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1941–1955	75.9
2342	Dani Olmo	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2015–active	75.9
2343	Giuseppe Signori	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	1985–2006	75.9
2345	Frank Foyston	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1928	75.9
2346	Moose Johnson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1905–1922	75.9
2347	Michael Schumacher	Formula 1	🇩🇪 Germany	1991–2012	75.8
2348	John Elway	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1998	75.8
2349	Joe Greene	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1969–1981	75.8
2351	Kim Barnett	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1979–2005	75.8
2352	Ron Lyle	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1995	75.8
2353	Mordecai Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1916	75.8
2354	John Clarkson	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1882–1894	75.8
2355	Ray Brown	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1948	75.8
2356	Noah Ngeny	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	1997–2003	75.8
2357	Cullen Jones	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2016	75.8
2358	Stan Smith	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1985	75.8
2359	Rafael Osuna	Tennis	🇲🇽 Mexico	1960–1969	75.8
2361	Gene Hickerson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1973	75.8
2362	Claude Humphrey	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	75.8
2363	Bruce Dooland	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1945–1957	75.8
2364	Bryan Hextall	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1948	75.8
2365	Robert Lindley Murray	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1913–1919	75.8
2366	Hugh Bartlett	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1933–1951	75.8
2367	Timothy Beck	Athletics	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1997–2008	75.8
2368	William Saliba	Football	🇫🇷 France	2019–active	75.8
2369	Harry Lumley	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1943–1960	75.8
2370	Tom Seaver	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1986	75.7

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