- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1930–1947
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
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.
Quick answer
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
- Baseball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1964–1986
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1954–1968
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1975–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1959
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1969–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1923–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1981–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1977–1998
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1981–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1955–1977
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1954–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1922–1941
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1993–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1972–1985
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1972–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1960–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1963–1977
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1894–1915
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1999–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2009–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1974–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1904–1920
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1922–1934
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1904–1923
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2011–2023
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1917–1930
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1995–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1964–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1920–1928
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1965–1978
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1941–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2021–2025
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1919–1931
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1955–1972
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2007–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1961–1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2002–2022
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2012–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1980–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1938–1954
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2433 | Hank Greenberg | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1930–1947 | 75.4 |
| 2435 | Bryce Harper | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–active | 75.4 |
| 2436 | Tony Pérez | Baseball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1964–1986 | 75.4 |
| 2437 | Lamon Brewster | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2010 | 75.4 |
| 2438 | Larry Costello | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1968 | 75.4 |
| 2439 | Dennis Eckersley | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1975–1998 | 75.4 |
| 2440 | Dick Savitt | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1959 | 75.4 |
| 2441 | Charlie Joiner | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1986 | 75.4 |
| 2442 | Sylvio Mantha | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1923–1937 | 75.4 |
| 2443 | Theodorus Antonius Gerardus Snelders | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1981–2001 | 75.4 |
| 2444 | Jari Kurri | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1977–1998 | 75.3 |
| 2445 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–2001 | 75.3 |
| 2446 | Rod Woodson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2003 | 75.3 |
| 2447 | Brooks Robinson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1955–1977 | 75.3 |
| 2448 | Harmon Killebrew | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1975 | 75.3 |
| 2450 | Gabby Hartnett | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1922–1941 | 75.3 |
| 2451 | John Lynch | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2007 | 75.3 |
| 2452 | Cliff Branch | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1985 | 75.3 |
| 2453 | Goose Gossage | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1994 | 75.3 |
| 2454 | Johnny Robinson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–1971 | 75.3 |
| 2455 | Winston Hill | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1977 | 75.3 |
| 2456 | Fred Clarke | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1894–1915 | 75.3 |
| 2457 | Yu Darvish | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2005–active | 75.3 |
| 2458 | Torry Holt | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2009 | 75.3 |
| 2459 | Buster Posey | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–2021 | 75.3 |
| 2460 | Masahiro Tanaka | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2007–active | 75.3 |
| 2461 | Jim Rice | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1989 | 75.3 |
| 2462 | Juan Soto | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2018–active | 75.3 |
| 2463 | James Cecil Parke | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1904–1920 | 75.3 |
| 2464 | Link Lyman | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1922–1934 | 75.3 |
| 2465 | Jack Crawford | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1904–1923 | 75.3 |
| 2467 | Dominic Thiem | Tennis | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2011–2023 | 75.3 |
| 2468 | Frank Nighbor | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1917–1930 | 75.3 |
| 2469 | Terrell Davis | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2001 | 75.3 |
| 2470 | Leroy Kelly | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1973 | 75.3 |
| 2471 | Pete Henry | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1920–1928 | 75.3 |
| 2472 | Chris Hanburger | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1978 | 75.3 |
| 2473 | Tony Canadeo | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1941–1952 | 75.3 |
| 2475 | Cole Palmer | Football | 🏴 England | 2021–2025 | 75.3 |
| 2477 | Babe Dye | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1919–1931 | 75.3 |
| 2478 | Patrick Mahomes | American Football | 🇺🇸 USA | 2017–active | 75.2 |
| 2479 | Roberto Clemente | Baseball | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1955–1972 | 75.2 |
| 2480 | Adrian Peterson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2021 | 75.2 |
| 2482 | Carl Yastrzemski | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1983 | 75.2 |
| 2483 | Duncan Keith | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2002–2022 | 75.2 |
| 2484 | Anthony Edwards | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 75.2 |
| 2486 | Luke Kuechly | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–2019 | 75.2 |
| 2487 | Guy Carbonneau | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1980–2000 | 75.2 |
| 2488 | Andy Caddick | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1991–2009 | 75.2 |
| 2489 | Sid Abel | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1938–1954 | 75.2 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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