- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
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
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1974–1988
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1931–1947
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1938–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1976–1984
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1936–1943
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1980–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2005–2010
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1965–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1897–1905
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2008
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1990–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1908–1937
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1955–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1991–2013
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1887–1896
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1983–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1994–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1962
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1897–1910
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2000–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1982–2015
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1908–1916
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1932–1946
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1927–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1938–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1933–1949
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1947–1961
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1965–1973
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2001–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1990–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1886–1892
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3174 | Ricardo Lucarelli | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2011–active | 70.5 |
| 3175 | Wallace de Souza | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 70.5 |
| 3177 | Mark Edmondson | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1974–1988 | 70.5 |
| 3178 | Ernie Lombardi | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1947 | 70.5 |
| 3179 | Lou Boudreau | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1952 | 70.5 |
| 3180 | João Neves | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2023–active | 70.5 |
| 3182 | Vladimir Dorokhov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1976–1984 | 70.5 |
| 3183 | Phil Mickelson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–active | 70.4 |
| 3185 | Liam Dawson | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2007–active | 70.4 |
| 3186 | Gordie Drillon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1943 | 70.4 |
| 3188 | Chris Cavanaugh | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1986 | 70.4 |
| 3189 | Clayton Stanley | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2014 | 70.4 |
| 3190 | Mohammad Asif | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2005–2010 | 70.3 |
| 3191 | Iliass Aouani | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2016–active | 70.3 |
| 3192 | Catfish Hunter | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1979 | 70.3 |
| 3193 | Dickie Boon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1897–1905 | 70.3 |
| 3194 | Andrey Egorchev | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1996–2008 | 70.3 |
| 3195 | Retief Goosen | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1990–active | 70.2 |
| 3199 | George Duncan | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1908–1937 | 70.2 |
| 3201 | Jim Bunning | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1955–1971 | 70.2 |
| 3202 | Grzegorz Fijałek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2007–active | 70.2 |
| 3203 | Michał Bryl | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2014–active | 70.2 |
| 3204 | Erik Karlsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–active | 70.1 |
| 3206 | Nikola Grbić | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1991–2013 | 70.1 |
| 3207 | Willoughby Hamilton | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1887–1896 | 70.1 |
| 3208 | Jim Covert | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–1990 | 70.1 |
| 3209 | DK Metcalf | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 70.1 |
| 3210 | Matt Anderson | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 70.1 |
| 3211 | Lloy Ball | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2011 | 70.1 |
| 3212 | Robertlandy Simón | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 2005–active | 70.1 |
| 3214 | Sven Davidson | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1949–1962 | 70.1 |
| 3215 | Willie Anderson | Golf | 🏴 Scotland | 1897–1910 | 70.1 |
| 3216 | Théo Faure | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2016–active | 70.1 |
| 3218 | Pavel Bure | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1987–2003 | 70.0 |
| 3219 | Brian Urlacher | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2012 | 70.0 |
| 3220 | Eduardo Romero | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1982–2015 | 70.0 |
| 3221 | Ernie Parker | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1908–1916 | 70.0 |
| 3222 | Julius Boros | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1975 | 70.0 |
| 3224 | Byron Nelson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1946 | 69.9 |
| 3227 | Johnny Goodman | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1950 | 69.9 |
| 3228 | Fabio Vullo | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2000 | 69.9 |
| 3229 | Monte Irvin | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1956 | 69.9 |
| 3230 | Ray Dandridge | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1933–1949 | 69.9 |
| 3231 | Cary Middlecoff | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1961 | 69.9 |
| 3232 | Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2014–active | 69.8 |
| 3233 | Jackie Stewart | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1965–1973 | 69.8 |
| 3234 | Fernando Alonso | Formula 1 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2001–active | 69.8 |
| 3237 | Darren Clarke | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1990–active | 69.8 |
| 3238 | Henry Slocum | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1886–1892 | 69.8 |
| 3241 | Ángel Cabrera | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1989–active | 69.8 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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