- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
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
- 2009–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1994–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2001–2021
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1971–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1961–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1986–2014
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1985–2012
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1980
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1931–1942
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1984–1994
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 81.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 63.8
- Dominance
- 66.9
- Statistics
- 72.2
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1993–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1965–1974
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.1
- Dominance
- 71.5
- Statistics
- 71.7
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2018
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1890–1920
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1990–2015
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1982–1990
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.4
- Dominance
- 72.2
- Statistics
- 73.8
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2023
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1969–1983
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1981–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1984–1991
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3532 | Simone Buti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–active | 66.4 |
| 3533 | Max Holt | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–2021 | 66.4 |
| 3534 | Tom Hoff | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2009 | 66.4 |
| 3535 | Facundo Conte | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2008–active | 66.4 |
| 3536 | Dain Blanton | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2008 | 66.4 |
| 3537 | Jacques Villeneuve | Formula 1 | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1994–2006 | 66.4 |
| 3538 | Kimi Räikkönen | Formula 1 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2001–2021 | 66.3 |
| 3539 | Larry Nelson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–2011 | 66.3 |
| 3542 | Tommy Aaron | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–2000 | 66.3 |
| 3543 | Jean-Michel Saive | Table Tennis | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1986–2014 | 66.3 |
| 3544 | Zoran Primorac | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1985–2012 | 66.3 |
| 3545 | Kel Nagle | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1946–1980 | 66.3 |
| 3546 | Ralph Guldahl | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1942 | 66.3 |
| 3547 | Wang "Ame" Chunyu | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2016–active | 66.3 |
| 3549 | Somnus | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2013–active | 66.3 |
| 3550 | Ayrton Senna | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1984–1994 | 66.2 |
| 3551 | Rudy Gobert | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 66.2 |
| 3553 | Thomas Bjørn | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1993–active | 66.2 |
| 3554 | Jun Mizutani | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2003–2021 | 66.2 |
| 3555 | Denny Hulme | Formula 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1965–1974 | 66.2 |
| 3556 | Chen "Bin" Zebin | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2018–active | 66.2 |
| 3558 | Jalen Brunson | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 66.1 |
| 3559 | Sergey Tetyukhin | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1993–2018 | 66.1 |
| 3560 | Ryu Seung-min | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1999–2014 | 66.1 |
| 3561 | Gus Atkinson | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2020–active | 66.1 |
| 3562 | William Auchterlonie | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1890–1920 | 66.1 |
| 3564 | Martin "Rekkles" Larsson | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2012–2023 | 66.1 |
| 3565 | Yiliang "Doublelift" Peng | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–2023 | 66.1 |
| 3566 | Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen | Esports | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2015–active | 66.1 |
| 3567 | Kristian Karlsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2008–active | 66.1 |
| 3569 | Werner Schlager | Table Tennis | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1990–2015 | 66.0 |
| 3571 | Dante Boninfante | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2018 | 66.0 |
| 3572 | Massimo Colaci | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–active | 66.0 |
| 3573 | Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2019–active | 66.0 |
| 3574 | Timothy "autimatic" Ta | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 66.0 |
| 3575 | Joo Se-hyuk | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1998–2020 | 66.0 |
| 3580 | Matt Fitzpatrick | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2014–active | 65.9 |
| 3582 | Jiang Jialiang | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1982–1990 | 65.9 |
| 3583 | Tian "Meiko" Ye | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2014–active | 65.9 |
| 3584 | Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2018–active | 65.9 |
| 3586 | Hong "MadLife" Min-gi | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2019 | 65.9 |
| 3587 | Go "Score" Dong-bin | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2020 | 65.9 |
| 3588 | Shai Hope | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 65.8 |
| 3589 | Jody Scheckter | Formula 1 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1972–1980 | 65.8 |
| 3590 | gla1ve | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2013–2023 | 65.8 |
| 3591 | István Jónyer | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1969–1983 | 65.8 |
| 3593 | Paul Azinger | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–2010 | 65.8 |
| 3594 | Chen Longcan | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1984–1991 | 65.8 |
| 3596 | Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhailov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2015–active | 65.8 |
| 3597 | Theo Brunner | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2022 | 65.8 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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