- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1946–1966
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
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.
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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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- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1916–1930
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1954–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1956–1973
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1897–1901
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1926–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1933–1939
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1960–1977
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1960–1973
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1932–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1912–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1971–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1920–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1969–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1866–1890
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1870–1886
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1999–2013
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2000
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1947–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1907–1917
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1968–1976
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1926–1936
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1994–2014
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1924–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1931–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1922–1932
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1912–1937
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1902–1908
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–2000
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1958
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 30.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇷 Iran
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3101 | Bill Gadsby | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1946–1966 | 71.4 |
| 3104 | Bobby Jones | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1916–1930 | 71.3 |
| 3105 | Arnold Palmer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–2006 | 71.3 |
| 3107 | Bobby Baun | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1956–1973 | 71.3 |
| 3109 | Hideki Matsuyama | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2013–active | 71.3 |
| 3110 | Stanislav Dineykin | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1990–2008 | 71.3 |
| 3113 | Arthur Farrell | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1897–1901 | 71.3 |
| 3114 | Earvin N'Gapeth | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2010–active | 71.2 |
| 3115 | Doug Ford | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–2001 | 71.2 |
| 3117 | Miikka Kiprusoff | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1999–2013 | 71.2 |
| 3118 | Michael Andrew | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 71.2 |
| 3119 | Adriano Panatta | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1970–1983 | 71.2 |
| 3120 | Joe Cronin | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1926–1945 | 71.2 |
| 3123 | Henner Henkel | Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1933–1939 | 71.1 |
| 3124 | Kent Steffes | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–1998 | 71.1 |
| 3125 | Joe Torre | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–1977 | 71.1 |
| 3127 | Ihab Abdelrahman | Athletics | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 2010–2021 | 71.0 |
| 3132 | Stéphen Boyer | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 70.9 |
| 3135 | Andrés Gimeno | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1960–1973 | 70.9 |
| 3136 | Cliff Battles | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1937 | 70.9 |
| 3137 | Walter Hagen | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1940 | 70.8 |
| 3138 | Tom Watson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–2019 | 70.8 |
| 3139 | Gene Sarazen | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1920–1973 | 70.8 |
| 3140 | Gustavo Kuerten | Tennis | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2008 | 70.8 |
| 3142 | Roger Staubach | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1979 | 70.8 |
| 3144 | Justin Jefferson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 70.8 |
| 3145 | Bob Ferguson | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1866–1890 | 70.8 |
| 3146 | Jamie Anderson | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1870–1886 | 70.8 |
| 3147 | Marcelo Negrão | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2006 | 70.8 |
| 3148 | Jonas Reckermann | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1999–2013 | 70.8 |
| 3149 | Fita Bayisa | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 1990–2000 | 70.8 |
| 3150 | Nellie Fox | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1965 | 70.8 |
| 3151 | George McNamara | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1907–1917 | 70.8 |
| 3152 | Bronisław Bebel | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1972–1980 | 70.8 |
| 3153 | Yutaka Demachi | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1968–1976 | 70.8 |
| 3154 | Red Dutton | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1936 | 70.8 |
| 3155 | Rory McIlroy | Golf | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | 2007–active | 70.7 |
| 3156 | Daniel Alfredsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2014 | 70.7 |
| 3157 | Earle Combs | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1935 | 70.7 |
| 3158 | Balázs Baji | Athletics | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2008–2021 | 70.7 |
| 3159 | Skinny Johnson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1937 | 70.7 |
| 3162 | Rusty Crawford | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1929 | 70.6 |
| 3163 | Geoff Hughes | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1922–1932 | 70.6 |
| 3164 | Jim Barnes | Golf | 🏴 England | 1912–1937 | 70.6 |
| 3165 | Tom Hooper | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1902–1908 | 70.6 |
| 3166 | Piotr Kantor | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2012–active | 70.6 |
| 3167 | Bartosz Losiak | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2012–active | 70.6 |
| 3169 | Ulf Samuelsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1983–2000 | 70.5 |
| 3172 | Duncan Edwards | Football | 🏴 England | 1953–1958 | 70.5 |
| 3173 | Saeid Marouf | Volleyball | 🇮🇷 Iran | 2005–2021 | 70.5 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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