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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2556

Mike Piazza

74.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1992–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Piazza

2557

Tim Raines

74.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1979–2002
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tim Raines

2558

Trae Young

74.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Trae Young

2559

Roy Campanella

74.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1937–1957
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Roy Campanella

2560

Ted Kennedy

74.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1942–1957
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Ted Kennedy

2561

Joe Nieuwendyk

74.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1986–2007
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Joe Nieuwendyk

2562

George Musso

74.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1933–1944
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: George Musso

2563

Mike Munchak

74.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1982–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Munchak

2564

Lee Roy Selmon

74.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1976–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Lee Roy Selmon

2565

Si Griffis

74.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1902–1919
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Si Griffis

2566

Art Coulter

74.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1931–1942
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Art Coulter

2567

Marty Barry

74.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1927–1940
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Marty Barry

2569

Fábio Luiz Magalhães

74.9

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2005–2021
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Fábio Luiz Magalhães

2570

Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano

74.9

Sport: Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano

2571

Mario Balotelli

74.9

Sport: Football
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Mario Balotelli

2572

Georges Boucher

74.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1917–1932
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Georges Boucher

2573

Scott Stevens

74.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1982–2004
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Scott Stevens

2575

Andre Reed

74.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1985–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Andre Reed

2576

Steve Hutchinson

74.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 2001–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Steve Hutchinson

2577

Buck Ewing

74.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1880–1897
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Buck Ewing

2578

József Asbóth

74.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1938–1957
Country: 🇭🇺 Hungary

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: József Asbóth

2579

James E. Norris

74.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1932–1952
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: James E. Norris

2580

Sinjin Smith

74.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1977–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Sinjin Smith

2581

Thomas Barlow

74.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1921–1939
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Thomas Barlow

2582

Richard Sears

74.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1881–1887
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 55.0

Athlete: Richard Sears

2583

Bill Johnston

74.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1915–1927
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bill Johnston

2584

John Henry Johnson

74.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1954–1966
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: John Henry Johnson

2585

Mike McCormack

74.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1951–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike McCormack

2586

Nick Compton

74.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2001–2018
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Nick Compton

2587

Sergei Fedorov

74.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1986–2012
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Sergei Fedorov

2588

Max Scherzer

74.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Max Scherzer

2589

Håkan Loob

74.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1979–1996
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Håkan Loob

2592

Richard Krajicek

74.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1989–2003
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Richard Krajicek

2593

Alex Karras

74.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1958–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Alex Karras

2594

Maurice McLoughlin

74.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1909–1919
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Maurice McLoughlin

2595

Ronald Acuña Jr

74.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇻🇪 Venezuela

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Ronald Acuña Jr

2596

Dante Amaral

74.7

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1999–2017
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Dante Amaral

2599

Jan Kodeš

74.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1966–1983
Country: 🇨🇿 Czechia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Jan Kodeš

2600

Tim Horton

74.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1949–1974
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Tim Horton

2601

Bernie Federko

74.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1976–1990
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Bernie Federko

2602

Duke Keats

74.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1915–1929
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Duke Keats

2603

Ademola Lookman

74.7

Sport: Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 65.0

Athlete: Ademola Lookman

2604

Major Booth

74.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1908–1914
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Major Booth

2605

Anthony Muñoz

74.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1980–1992
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Anthony Muñoz

2606

Marshall Faulk

74.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1994–2005
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Marshall Faulk

2607

Bob Beamon

74.6

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1965–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 52.0

Athlete: Bob Beamon

2608

Ozzie Smith

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1978–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ozzie Smith

2609

Juan Marichal

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1960–1975
Country: 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

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

Athlete: Juan Marichal

2610

Willie Stargell

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1962–1982
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Willie Stargell

2611

Jim Kelly

74.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1986–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jim Kelly

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2556	Mike Piazza	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1992–2007	74.9
2557	Tim Raines	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–2002	74.9
2558	Trae Young	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2018–active	74.9
2559	Roy Campanella	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1957	74.9
2560	Ted Kennedy	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1942–1957	74.9
2561	Joe Nieuwendyk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1986–2007	74.9
2562	George Musso	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1944	74.9
2563	Mike Munchak	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1993	74.9
2564	Lee Roy Selmon	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1984	74.9
2565	Si Griffis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1919	74.9
2566	Art Coulter	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1931–1942	74.9
2567	Marty Barry	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1927–1940	74.9
2569	Fábio Luiz Magalhães	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2005–2021	74.9
2570	Dayotchanculle Oswald Upamecano	Football	🇫🇷 France	2016–active	74.9
2571	Mario Balotelli	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2007–active	74.9
2572	Georges Boucher	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1917–1932	74.9
2573	Scott Stevens	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1982–2004	74.8
2575	Andre Reed	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2000	74.8
2576	Steve Hutchinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2012	74.8
2577	Buck Ewing	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1880–1897	74.8
2578	József Asbóth	Tennis	🇭🇺 Hungary	1938–1957	74.8
2579	James E. Norris	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1932–1952	74.8
2580	Sinjin Smith	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1996	74.8
2581	Thomas Barlow	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1939	74.8
2582	Richard Sears	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1881–1887	74.8
2583	Bill Johnston	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1915–1927	74.8
2584	John Henry Johnson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1966	74.8
2585	Mike McCormack	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1962	74.8
2586	Nick Compton	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2001–2018	74.8
2587	Sergei Fedorov	Ice Hockey	🇷🇺 Russia	1986–2012	74.7
2588	Max Scherzer	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–active	74.7
2589	Håkan Loob	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1979–1996	74.7
2592	Richard Krajicek	Tennis	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1989–2003	74.7
2593	Alex Karras	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1970	74.7
2594	Maurice McLoughlin	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1909–1919	74.7
2595	Ronald Acuña Jr	Baseball	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2018–active	74.7
2596	Dante Amaral	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1999–2017	74.7
2599	Jan Kodeš	Tennis	🇨🇿 Czechia	1966–1983	74.7
2600	Tim Horton	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1949–1974	74.7
2601	Bernie Federko	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1976–1990	74.7
2602	Duke Keats	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1915–1929	74.7
2603	Ademola Lookman	Football	🇳🇬 Nigeria	2016–active	74.7
2604	Major Booth	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1908–1914	74.7
2605	Anthony Muñoz	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1980–1992	74.6
2606	Marshall Faulk	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2005	74.6
2607	Bob Beamon	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1973	74.6
2608	Ozzie Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1978–1996	74.6
2609	Juan Marichal	Baseball	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1960–1975	74.6
2610	Willie Stargell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1982	74.6
2611	Jim Kelly	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1986–1996	74.6

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