GOAT Rank · 4154

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2732

Paolo Barelli

74.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1970–1980
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Paolo Barelli

2733

Leith Brodie

74.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2006–2014
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Leith Brodie

2734

Dirk Braunleder

74.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1990–1998
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Dirk Braunleder

2735

Orlando Bennett

74.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇯🇲 Jamaica

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Orlando Bennett

2736

João Félix

74.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: João Félix

2737

Yoann Gourcuff

74.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2004–2019
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Yoann Gourcuff

2738

Tommy Dunderdale

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1906–1924
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Tommy Dunderdale

2739

Douglas Carr

74.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1909–1914
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Douglas Carr

2740

Kent Nilsson

73.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1974–1995
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

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

Athlete: Kent Nilsson

2741

Kei Nishikori

73.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Kei Nishikori

2742

Von Miller

73.9

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

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

Athlete: Von Miller

2744

Max Carey

73.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1910–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Max Carey

2746

Harry Cameron

73.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1912–1926
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Harry Cameron

2747

Bill Mazeroski

73.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1956–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bill Mazeroski

2748

Johnny Evers

73.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1902–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Johnny Evers

2749

Jason Taylor

73.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jason Taylor

2750

Maurício Lima

73.9

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1988–2006
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Maurício Lima

2751

Patrick Makau

73.9

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2008–2016
Country: 🇰🇪 Kenya

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Patrick Makau

2754

James Braid

73.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1894–1927
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

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

Athlete: James Braid

2755

Bill Hewitt

73.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1932–1943
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Bill Hewitt

2756

Bun Cook

73.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1926–1937
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Bun Cook

2757

Graham Drinkwater

73.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1893–1899
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Graham Drinkwater

2758

Adrian Mutu

73.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1997–2016
Country: 🇷🇴 Romania

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 65.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Adrian Mutu

2760

Goose Goslin

73.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1921–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Goose Goslin

2761

Johan Kriek

73.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1977–1994
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Johan Kriek

2762

Burleigh Grimes

73.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1916–1934
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Burleigh Grimes

2765

Bobby Dillon

73.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1952–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bobby Dillon

2766

Randy Stoklos

73.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1979–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Randy Stoklos

2767

Todd Rogers

73.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1994–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Todd Rogers

2769

Fred Stolle

73.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1960–1976
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Fred Stolle

2770

Yannick Noah

73.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1977–1996
Country: 🇫🇷 France

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

Athlete: Yannick Noah

2771

Cool Papa Bell

73.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1922–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Cool Papa Bell

2772

George Connor

73.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1948–1955
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: George Connor

2773

Zak Crawley

73.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Zak Crawley

2774

Steve Owen

73.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1924–1933
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Steve Owen

2775

Dušan Vlahović

73.8

Sport: Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 65.0

Athlete: Dušan Vlahović

2776

Yuri Chesnokov

73.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1956–1966
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Yuri Chesnokov

2777

Rodrigão

73.8

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

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

Athlete: Rodrigão

2778

Terrell Owens

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1996–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Terrell Owens

2780

Mike Singletary

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1981–1992
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mike Singletary

2781

Georges Vézina

73.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1910–1925
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Georges Vézina

2782

Cam Neely

73.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1983–1996
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Cam Neely

2783

Sam Huff

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1956–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Sam Huff

2784

Alex Olmedo

73.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1956–1966
Country: 🇵🇪 Peru

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Alex Olmedo

2785

Cliff Harris

73.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1970–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Cliff Harris

2786

James Carter

73.7

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1995–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: James Carter

2787

Bill Bowrey

73.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1962–1975
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bill Bowrey

2788

Neale Fraser

73.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1954–1963
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Neale Fraser

2789

Roberto Alomar

73.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1988–2004
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

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

Athlete: Roberto Alomar

2790

Tom Johnson

73.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1965
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Tom Johnson

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2732	Paolo Barelli	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1970–1980	74.0
2733	Leith Brodie	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2006–2014	74.0
2734	Dirk Braunleder	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1990–1998	74.0
2735	Orlando Bennett	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2017–active	74.0
2736	João Félix	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	2017–active	74.0
2737	Yoann Gourcuff	Football	🇫🇷 France	2004–2019	74.0
2738	Tommy Dunderdale	Ice Hockey	🇦🇺 Australia	1906–1924	74.0
2739	Douglas Carr	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1909–1914	74.0
2740	Kent Nilsson	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1974–1995	73.9
2741	Kei Nishikori	Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2007–active	73.9
2742	Von Miller	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	73.9
2744	Max Carey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1929	73.9
2746	Harry Cameron	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1926	73.9
2747	Bill Mazeroski	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1972	73.9
2748	Johnny Evers	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1902–1929	73.9
2749	Jason Taylor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	73.9
2750	Maurício Lima	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1988–2006	73.9
2751	Patrick Makau	Athletics	🇰🇪 Kenya	2008–2016	73.9
2754	James Braid	Golf	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland	1894–1927	73.9
2755	Bill Hewitt	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1932–1943	73.9
2756	Bun Cook	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1926–1937	73.9
2757	Graham Drinkwater	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1893–1899	73.9
2758	Adrian Mutu	Football	🇷🇴 Romania	1997–2016	73.9
2760	Goose Goslin	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1938	73.8
2761	Johan Kriek	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1994	73.8
2762	Burleigh Grimes	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1934	73.8
2765	Bobby Dillon	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1959	73.8
2766	Randy Stoklos	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1996	73.8
2767	Todd Rogers	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	1994–2016	73.8
2769	Fred Stolle	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1960–1976	73.8
2770	Yannick Noah	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1977–1996	73.8
2771	Cool Papa Bell	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1922–1946	73.8
2772	George Connor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1955	73.8
2773	Zak Crawley	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2017–active	73.8
2774	Steve Owen	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1924–1933	73.8
2775	Dušan Vlahović	Football	🇷🇸 Serbia	2016–active	73.8
2776	Yuri Chesnokov	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Russia	1956–1966	73.8
2777	Rodrigão	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1998–2016	73.8
2778	Terrell Owens	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2010	73.7
2780	Mike Singletary	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1992	73.7
2781	Georges Vézina	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1910–1925	73.7
2782	Cam Neely	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1983–1996	73.7
2783	Sam Huff	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1969	73.7
2784	Alex Olmedo	Tennis	🇵🇪 Peru	1956–1966	73.7
2785	Cliff Harris	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1979	73.7
2786	James Carter	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2004	73.7
2787	Bill Bowrey	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1962–1975	73.7
2788	Neale Fraser	Tennis	🇦🇺 Australia	1954–1963	73.7
2789	Roberto Alomar	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1988–2004	73.7
2790	Tom Johnson	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1965	73.7

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