- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1956–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
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
- 2006–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1970–2000
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1971–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1976–2009
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1956–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–2015
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1924–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1956–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1970–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1880–1900
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1992–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1990–2016
- Country
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1960–2005
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1897–1915
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1920–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2022
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1998–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1929–1947
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1986–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2020
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2013
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1980–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1971–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1920–1939
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3465 | Willie O'Ree | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1956–1979 | 67.1 |
| 3467 | David Lee | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2018 | 67.1 |
| 3469 | Cherif Younousse | Volleyball | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 2013–active | 67.1 |
| 3470 | Ahmed Tijan | Volleyball | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 2013–active | 67.1 |
| 3471 | David Graham | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1970–2000 | 67.1 |
| 3472 | Adrian Carambula | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2012–active | 67.1 |
| 3473 | Craig Patrick | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1979 | 67.1 |
| 3474 | Greg Norman | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1976–2009 | 67.0 |
| 3475 | Ernie Els | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1989–active | 67.0 |
| 3476 | Gay Brewer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1990 | 67.0 |
| 3479 | Aleksandar Atanasijević | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2009–active | 67.0 |
| 3480 | Ioann "Edward" Sukhariev | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2007–2022 | 67.0 |
| 3481 | Isao Aoki | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1964–2015 | 66.9 |
| 3482 | Shane Lowry | Golf | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 2009–active | 66.9 |
| 3483 | Brendon Hartley | Formula 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2017–active | 66.9 |
| 3484 | Olin Dutra | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1950 | 66.9 |
| 3485 | Lionel Hebert | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1980 | 66.9 |
| 3486 | Hubert Green | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1970–1996 | 66.9 |
| 3487 | Nemanja "huNter-" Kovač | Esports | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2014–active | 66.9 |
| 3489 | Keegan Bradley | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 66.8 |
| 3490 | Willie Fernie | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1880–1900 | 66.8 |
| 3491 | Alex Čejka | Golf | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1992–active | 66.8 |
| 3493 | Eric Fonoimoana | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2007 | 66.8 |
| 3494 | Kalinikos Kreanga | Table Tennis | 🇬🇷 Greece | 1990–2016 | 66.8 |
| 3495 | Song "Smeb" Kyung-ho | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2020 | 66.8 |
| 3496 | Peter "ppd" Dager | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2021 | 66.8 |
| 3498 | Ivan Miljković | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1996–2016 | 66.7 |
| 3500 | Chi-Chi Rodríguez | Golf | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1960–2005 | 66.7 |
| 3501 | Laurie Auchterlonie | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1897–1915 | 66.7 |
| 3502 | NEO | Esports | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2004–2021 | 66.7 |
| 3503 | Leo Diegel | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1920–1940 | 66.7 |
| 3504 | Adam "friberg" Friberg | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2012–2022 | 66.7 |
| 3505 | Kim "PraY" Jong-in | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2019 | 66.7 |
| 3506 | Lu "Maybe" Yao | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2013–active | 66.7 |
| 3507 | Ludwig "zai" Wåhlberg | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–active | 66.7 |
| 3510 | Peter Hanson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1998–2019 | 66.6 |
| 3511 | Rick Ferrell | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1929–1947 | 66.6 |
| 3512 | Benjamin "blameF" Bremer | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2016–active | 66.6 |
| 3513 | MinD_ContRoL | Esports | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 2013–active | 66.6 |
| 3515 | Anders Mol | Volleyball | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2016–active | 66.5 |
| 3516 | Lee Janzen | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–active | 66.5 |
| 3519 | Rasmus "Caps" Winther | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2016–active | 66.5 |
| 3521 | Danil "Diamondprox" Reshetnikov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2011–2020 | 66.5 |
| 3523 | Bruno Rezende | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2004–active | 66.4 |
| 3525 | device | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2013–active | 66.4 |
| 3527 | Dan O'Brien | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2000 | 66.4 |
| 3528 | Chen Qi | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1999–2013 | 66.4 |
| 3529 | Larry Mize | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–2023 | 66.4 |
| 3530 | John Mahaffey | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–2007 | 66.4 |
| 3531 | Arthur Havers | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1920–1939 | 66.4 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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