- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1974–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
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
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1954–1968
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1947–1955
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1951–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1975–1984
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–1994
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1981–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.8
- Dominance
- 71.4
- Statistics
- 73.4
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 73.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1932–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 98.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.8
- Dominance
- 71.9
- Statistics
- 74.4
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1974–2007
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1982–active
- Country
- 🇫🇯 Fiji
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1922–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1938–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1996–2018
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2005–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1955–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1985
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2013
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1930–1955
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1934–1957
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1979–1989
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.3
- Dominance
- 71.2
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1958–1975
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1985–2015
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1885–1930
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1902–1930
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1935–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1910–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1978–1991
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1995–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2007
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3398 | Guy Chouinard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1974–1984 | 67.9 |
| 3400 | Gunnar Henderson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–active | 67.9 |
| 3401 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Athletics | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 1954–1968 | 67.9 |
| 3403 | Xu "fy" Linsen | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2011–active | 67.9 |
| 3404 | Tri Bourne | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 67.9 |
| 3406 | Alberto Ascari | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1947–1955 | 67.8 |
| 3408 | Aaron Judge | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 67.8 |
| 3409 | Dow Finsterwald | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1970 | 67.8 |
| 3410 | Oleg Antonov | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–active | 67.8 |
| 3412 | Bernard Rajzman | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1975–1984 | 67.8 |
| 3413 | Amauri Ribeiro | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2002 | 67.8 |
| 3415 | Tony Jacklin | Golf | 🏴 England | 1963–1994 | 67.8 |
| 3416 | Steve Jones | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–2003 | 67.8 |
| 3417 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2011–active | 67.7 |
| 3418 | Vic Ghezzi | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1955 | 67.7 |
| 3420 | Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–2021 | 67.7 |
| 3421 | Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2018–active | 67.6 |
| 3422 | Quinton de Kock | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2012–active | 67.6 |
| 3423 | Seve Ballesteros | Golf | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1974–2007 | 67.6 |
| 3424 | Vijay Singh | Golf | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 1982–active | 67.6 |
| 3425 | Johnny Farrell | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1922–1950 | 67.6 |
| 3426 | Bob Hamilton | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1965 | 67.6 |
| 3427 | Anders Hansen | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1996–2018 | 67.6 |
| 3428 | Clinton "Fear" Loomis | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2019 | 67.6 |
| 3429 | Jack Brabham | Formula 1 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1955–1970 | 67.5 |
| 3431 | Lee Young-ho | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2007–2016 | 67.5 |
| 3432 | Guo Yuehua | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1977–1985 | 67.5 |
| 3434 | ShowMaker | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2018–active | 67.5 |
| 3440 | Ma Lin | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1998–2013 | 67.4 |
| 3441 | Dick Burton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1930–1955 | 67.4 |
| 3442 | Collin Morikawa | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 67.3 |
| 3443 | Walter Burkemo | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1965 | 67.3 |
| 3444 | Lawson Little | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1957 | 67.3 |
| 3445 | Cai Zhenhua | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1979–1989 | 67.3 |
| 3446 | Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2018–active | 67.3 |
| 3448 | Josh Hazlewood | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2010–active | 67.2 |
| 3449 | Graham Hill | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1958–1975 | 67.2 |
| 3451 | Sébastien Buemi | Formula 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 2009–active | 67.2 |
| 3452 | Steve Elkington | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1985–2015 | 67.2 |
| 3453 | Sandy Herd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1885–1930 | 67.2 |
| 3454 | Arnaud Massy | Golf | 🇫🇷 France | 1902–1930 | 67.2 |
| 3455 | Jim Ferrier | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1935–1970 | 67.2 |
| 3456 | Carlos Correa | Baseball | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 2015–active | 67.2 |
| 3457 | Jock Hutchison | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1910–1935 | 67.2 |
| 3458 | Chaim Schalk | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–active | 67.2 |
| 3459 | Peanut | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2015–active | 67.2 |
| 3460 | Nelson Piquet | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1978–1991 | 67.1 |
| 3461 | Scottie Scheffler | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 67.1 |
| 3462 | Sérgio Santos | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2017 | 67.1 |
| 3463 | Andrea Giani | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2007 | 67.1 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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