GOAT Rank · 4154

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2671

Ted Simmons

74.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1968–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Ted Simmons

2672

J.H. Taylor

74.3

Sport: Golf
Career: 1893–1926
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: J.H. Taylor

2673

Luciano De Cecco

74.3

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

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

Athlete: Luciano De Cecco

2674

Roberto Luongo

74.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2019
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Roberto Luongo

2677

Christian Sørum

74.3

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇳🇴 Norway

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Christian Sørum

2679

Lou Brock

74.3

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1961–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Lou Brock

2680

Turk Edwards

74.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1932–1940
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Turk Edwards

2681

Bob Brown

74.3

Sport: American Football
Career: 1964–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bob Brown

2682

Herbie Lewis

74.3

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1928–1939
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Herbie Lewis

2684

Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros

74.3

Sport: Football
Career: 1953–1973
Country: 🇨🇱 Chile

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

Athlete: Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros

2685

Viacheslav Krasilnikov

74.3

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Viacheslav Krasilnikov

2686

Juan Manuel Fangio

74.2

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1950–1958
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 93.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Juan Manuel Fangio

2687

Milt Schmidt

74.2

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1936–1955
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Milt Schmidt

2690

Edgerrin James

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1999–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Edgerrin James

2691

George Davis

74.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1890–1909
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: George Davis

2692

Herman Moore

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1991–2002
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Herman Moore

2693

Keenan McCardell

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1991–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Keenan McCardell

2694

Greg Burgess

74.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1988–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Greg Burgess

2695

Vic Hanson

74.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1924–1930
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Vic Hanson

2696

Billy Casper

74.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1954–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Billy Casper

2697

Gale Sayers

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1965–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 98.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Gale Sayers

2698

Robert Brazile

74.2

Sport: American Football
Career: 1975–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Robert Brazile

2700

Marco Bracci

74.2

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1988–2001
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Marco Bracci

2701

Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok

74.1

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 98.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 99.0
Longevity: 99.0

Athlete: Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok

2702

Marvin Harrison

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1996–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Marvin Harrison

2703

Richard Gasquet

74.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2002–2025
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Richard Gasquet

2704

Mickey Cochrane

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1925–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Mickey Cochrane

2705

Harold Mahony

74.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1890–1905
Country: 🇮🇪 Ireland

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Harold Mahony

2706

Waite Hoyt

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1918–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Waite Hoyt

2707

Bruce Sutter

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1976–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bruce Sutter

2708

Stefon Diggs

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Stefon Diggs

2709

A.J. Green

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 2011–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: A.J. Green

2710

Randall Bal

74.1

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2000–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Randall Bal

2711

Bill Freehan

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1961–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bill Freehan

2712

Whitey Ford

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1950–1967
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Whitey Ford

2713

Walt Kiesling

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1926–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Walt Kiesling

2714

Artem Dovbyk

74.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 65.0

Athlete: Artem Dovbyk

2716

William Arjona

74.1

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2000–2021
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: William Arjona

2717

Ben Hogan

74.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1930–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 91.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ben Hogan

2718

Ken Griffey Jr.

74.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1989–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Ken Griffey Jr.

2719

Mike Trout

74.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Mike Trout

2720

Rob Gronkowski

74.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 2010–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Rob Gronkowski

2721

Zdeno Chára

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1996–2022
Country: 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Zdeno Chára

2722

Joe Thornton

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2022
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Joe Thornton

2726

Don Drysdale

74.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1956–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Don Drysdale

2727

Orlando Cepeda

74.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1958–1974
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

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

Athlete: Orlando Cepeda

2728

Ja'Marr Chase

74.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 2021–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Ja'Marr Chase

2729

Howie Long

74.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1981–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Howie Long

2730

Harry Hyland

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1918
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Harry Hyland

2731

George Hay

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1921–1934
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: George Hay

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2671	Ted Simmons	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1988	74.3
2672	J.H. Taylor	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1893–1926	74.3
2673	Luciano De Cecco	Volleyball	🇦🇷 Argentina	2006–active	74.3
2674	Roberto Luongo	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2019	74.3
2677	Christian Sørum	Volleyball	🇳🇴 Norway	2014–active	74.3
2679	Lou Brock	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1979	74.3
2680	Turk Edwards	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1940	74.3
2681	Bob Brown	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1973	74.3
2682	Herbie Lewis	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1928–1939	74.3
2684	Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros	Football	🇨🇱 Chile	1953–1973	74.3
2685	Viacheslav Krasilnikov	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Russia	2010–active	74.3
2686	Juan Manuel Fangio	Formula 1	🇦🇷 Argentina	1950–1958	74.2
2687	Milt Schmidt	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1936–1955	74.2
2690	Edgerrin James	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2009	74.2
2691	George Davis	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1890–1909	74.2
2692	Herman Moore	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2002	74.2
2693	Keenan McCardell	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1991–2007	74.2
2694	Greg Burgess	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1988–1996	74.2
2695	Vic Hanson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1930	74.2
2696	Billy Casper	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1954–1985	74.2
2697	Gale Sayers	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1971	74.2
2698	Robert Brazile	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1975–1984	74.2
2700	Marco Bracci	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	1988–2001	74.2
2701	Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–active	74.1
2702	Marvin Harrison	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2008	74.1
2703	Richard Gasquet	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	2002–2025	74.1
2704	Mickey Cochrane	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1937	74.1
2705	Harold Mahony	Tennis	🇮🇪 Ireland	1890–1905	74.1
2706	Waite Hoyt	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1938	74.1
2707	Bruce Sutter	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1988	74.1
2708	Stefon Diggs	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	74.1
2709	A.J. Green	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2022	74.1
2710	Randall Bal	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	74.1
2711	Bill Freehan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1976	74.1
2712	Whitey Ford	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1967	74.1
2713	Walt Kiesling	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1938	74.1
2714	Artem Dovbyk	Football	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2015–active	74.1
2716	William Arjona	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2000–2021	74.1
2717	Ben Hogan	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1971	74.0
2718	Ken Griffey Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2010	74.0
2719	Mike Trout	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	74.0
2720	Rob Gronkowski	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2021	74.0
2721	Zdeno Chára	Ice Hockey	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1996–2022	74.0
2722	Joe Thornton	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1997–2022	74.0
2726	Don Drysdale	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1969	74.0
2727	Orlando Cepeda	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1958–1974	74.0
2728	Ja'Marr Chase	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2021–active	74.0
2729	Howie Long	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1993	74.0
2730	Harry Hyland	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1918	74.0
2731	George Hay	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1934	74.0

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