GOAT Rank · 4154

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2612

Dan Dierdorf

74.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1971–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Dan Dierdorf

2613

Don Barksdale

74.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1948–1955
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Don Barksdale

2614

Chief Bender

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1903–1925
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Chief Bender

2615

Joe Klecko

74.6

Sport: American Football
Career: 1977–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Joe Klecko

2616

Chad Carvin

74.6

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1993–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Chad Carvin

2618

Larry Doby

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1942–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Larry Doby

2620

Francisco Lindor

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

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

Athlete: Francisco Lindor

2621

Trea Turner

74.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Trea Turner

2622

Vivian McGrath

74.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1932–1948
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Vivian McGrath

2623

Dinny Pails

74.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1938–1957
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Dinny Pails

2624

Glenn Anderson

74.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1980–1996
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Glenn Anderson

2625

Riley Hern

74.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1901–1911
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Riley Hern

2626

Joe Hunt

74.6

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1937–1943
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Joe Hunt

2627

Hubert Ashton

74.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1919–1938
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Hubert Ashton

2628

Randy Moss

74.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1998–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 83.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Randy Moss

2629

Sandy Koufax

74.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1955–1966
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Sandy Koufax

2630

LaDainian Tomlinson

74.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 2001–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: LaDainian Tomlinson

2631

Aurel Joliat

74.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1922–1938
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Aurel Joliat

2632

Roger Craig

74.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 1983–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Roger Craig

2633

Red Faber

74.5

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1914–1933
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Red Faber

2636

Chad Johnson

74.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 2001–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Chad Johnson

2637

Aqib Talib

74.5

Sport: American Football
Career: 2008–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Aqib Talib

2638

John Hawkes

74.5

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1921–1932
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: John Hawkes

2639

Gilbert Perreault

74.5

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1970–1987
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Gilbert Perreault

2640

Hale Irwin

74.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1968–2015
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Hale Irwin

2641

Frederick Bull

74.5

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1890–1900
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Frederick Bull

2642

Márcio Araújo

74.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1998–2016
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Márcio Araújo

2643

Denzel Justus Morris Dumfries

74.5

Sport: Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Denzel Justus Morris Dumfries

2644

Luca Cantagalli

74.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1985–2000
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Luca Cantagalli

2646

André Nascimento

74.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1997–2012
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: André Nascimento

2649

Henrik Lundqvist

74.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2000–2020
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

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

Athlete: Henrik Lundqvist

2650

Ed Reed

74.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 2002–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ed Reed

2651

Serge Savard

74.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1966–1983
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Serge Savard

2652

Duleepsinhji

74.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1924–1932
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Duleepsinhji

2653

Dick Duff

74.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1954–1972
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Dick Duff

2654

Phillip DeFreitas

74.4

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1985–2006
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Phillip DeFreitas

2655

Mike Michalske

74.4

Sport: American Football
Career: 1926–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Mike Michalske

2656

Frank Chance

74.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1898–1914
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Frank Chance

2657

John Carlos

74.4

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1966–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: John Carlos

2658

Ernie Banks

74.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1953–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ernie Banks

2659

Leo Boivin

74.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1951–1970
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Leo Boivin

2660

Billy Gilmour

74.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1902–1916
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Billy Gilmour

2661

Téo Andant

74.4

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

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Téo Andant

2662

Bobby Bauer

74.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1936–1952
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Bobby Bauer

2663

Hughie Lehman

74.4

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1928
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Hughie Lehman

2664

Joe Thomas

74.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 2007–2017
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Joe Thomas

2665

Hugh McElhenny

74.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1952–1964
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Hugh McElhenny

2668

Marcel Bernard

74.3

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1932–1956
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Marcel Bernard

2669

Kirby Puckett

74.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1984–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Kirby Puckett

2670

Hilton Smith

74.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1932–1948
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Hilton Smith

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2612	Dan Dierdorf	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1983	74.6
2613	Don Barksdale	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1955	74.6
2614	Chief Bender	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1903–1925	74.6
2615	Joe Klecko	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1988	74.6
2616	Chad Carvin	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2001	74.6
2618	Larry Doby	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1942–1959	74.6
2620	Francisco Lindor	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	2015–active	74.6
2621	Trea Turner	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	74.6
2622	Vivian McGrath	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1932–1948	74.6
2623	Dinny Pails	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1938–1957	74.6
2624	Glenn Anderson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1980–1996	74.6
2625	Riley Hern	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1901–1911	74.6
2626	Joe Hunt	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1943	74.6
2627	Hubert Ashton	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1919–1938	74.6
2628	Randy Moss	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2012	74.5
2629	Sandy Koufax	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1955–1966	74.5
2630	LaDainian Tomlinson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2011	74.5
2631	Aurel Joliat	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1922–1938	74.5
2632	Roger Craig	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1983–1993	74.5
2633	Red Faber	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1914–1933	74.5
2636	Chad Johnson	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2001–2011	74.5
2637	Aqib Talib	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2008–2019	74.5
2638	John Hawkes	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1921–1932	74.5
2639	Gilbert Perreault	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1970–1987	74.5
2640	Hale Irwin	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1968–2015	74.5
2641	Frederick Bull	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1890–1900	74.5
2642	Márcio Araújo	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1998–2016	74.5
2643	Denzel Justus Morris Dumfries	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2015–active	74.5
2644	Luca Cantagalli	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	1985–2000	74.5
2646	André Nascimento	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1997–2012	74.5
2649	Henrik Lundqvist	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2000–2020	74.4
2650	Ed Reed	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2002–2013	74.4
2651	Serge Savard	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1966–1983	74.4
2652	Duleepsinhji	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1924–1932	74.4
2653	Dick Duff	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1954–1972	74.4
2654	Phillip DeFreitas	Cricket	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 United Kingdom	1985–2006	74.4
2655	Mike Michalske	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1937	74.4
2656	Frank Chance	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1898–1914	74.4
2657	John Carlos	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1972	74.4
2658	Ernie Banks	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1971	74.4
2659	Leo Boivin	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1951–1970	74.4
2660	Billy Gilmour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1902–1916	74.4
2661	Téo Andant	Athletics	🇫🇷 France	2019–active	74.4
2662	Bobby Bauer	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1952	74.4
2663	Hughie Lehman	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1928	74.4
2664	Joe Thomas	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2007–2017	74.3
2665	Hugh McElhenny	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1964	74.3
2668	Marcel Bernard	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1932–1956	74.3
2669	Kirby Puckett	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–1995	74.3
2670	Hilton Smith	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1948	74.3

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