- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 71.2
- Dominance
- 70.6
- Statistics
- 70.6
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
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
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1972
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–2023
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1993–2016
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1990
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1980
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1986–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–2021
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.8
- Dominance
- 61.9
- Statistics
- 71.5
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 68.3
- Dominance
- 69.2
- Statistics
- 70.1
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2018
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1957–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1958–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1987–2012
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.7
- Dominance
- 70.3
- Statistics
- 72.6
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 66.5
- Dominance
- 68.2
- Statistics
- 68.9
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1985–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1953–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 60.0
- Honours
- 65.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2023
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3657 | Matt Henry | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 65.0 |
| 3658 | John Surtees | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1956–1972 | 65.0 |
| 3659 | Jaedong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2006–2019 | 65.0 |
| 3662 | Fernando Tatís Jr. | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2019–active | 65.0 |
| 3663 | Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–active | 65.0 |
| 3664 | Luka "Perkz" Perković | Esports | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2015–2023 | 65.0 |
| 3665 | Vincent "Happy" Cervoni | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–2021 | 65.0 |
| 3669 | Maxim Mikhaylov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–active | 64.9 |
| 3670 | Louis Oosthuizen | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2002–active | 64.9 |
| 3671 | Tommy Fleetwood | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2010–active | 64.9 |
| 3672 | Michael Campbell | Golf | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1993–2016 | 64.9 |
| 3673 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–active | 64.9 |
| 3674 | Lee "Scout" Ye-chan | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2015–active | 64.9 |
| 3675 | Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski | Esports | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2013–active | 64.9 |
| 3676 | Fernando "fer" Alvarenga | Esports | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2013–active | 64.9 |
| 3678 | Zoltán Bubonyi | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1977–1990 | 64.9 |
| 3679 | Russel Van Dulken | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2016–active | 64.8 |
| 3680 | Max Faulkner | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1946–1980 | 64.8 |
| 3682 | Jörg Rosskopf | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–2004 | 64.8 |
| 3683 | Anathan "ana" Pham | Esports | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2016–2021 | 64.8 |
| 3684 | Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2020 | 64.8 |
| 3685 | Faith_bian | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2013–2021 | 64.8 |
| 3686 | DeAndre Jordan | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2009–active | 64.7 |
| 3687 | Sikandar Raza | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 64.7 |
| 3688 | Jon Rahm | Golf | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2016–active | 64.7 |
| 3689 | Camilo Villegas | Golf | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 2004–active | 64.7 |
| 3690 | KRIMZ | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–active | 64.7 |
| 3691 | Hugo Calderano | Table Tennis | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2013–active | 64.7 |
| 3692 | Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–active | 64.7 |
| 3693 | Danil "Dendi" Ishutin | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2010–active | 64.7 |
| 3697 | PraY | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2018 | 64.7 |
| 3699 | Stellan Bengtsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1968–1985 | 64.6 |
| 3700 | Cameron Smith | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2013–active | 64.6 |
| 3702 | Tony Lema | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1957–1966 | 64.6 |
| 3705 | Phil Hill | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1966 | 64.6 |
| 3707 | Damien Éloi | Table Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1987–2012 | 64.6 |
| 3709 | Kusal Mendis | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 64.5 |
| 3710 | Colin Munro | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2012–active | 64.5 |
| 3711 | José María Olazábal | Golf | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1985–active | 64.5 |
| 3712 | Mike Weir | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1992–active | 64.5 |
| 3713 | Lucas di Grassi | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2010–active | 64.5 |
| 3714 | Dave Marr | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1974 | 64.5 |
| 3715 | Emiliano Grillo | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–active | 64.5 |
| 3716 | Lin Shidong | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2022–active | 64.5 |
| 3717 | Kim Taek-soo | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1988–2004 | 64.5 |
| 3718 | Artour "Arteezy" Babaev | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 64.5 |
| 3719 | Enrico Rossi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2014 | 64.5 |
| 3720 | Andrea Sartoretti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1990–2008 | 64.5 |
| 3721 | Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2020–active | 64.5 |
| 3722 | Marcelo "coldzera" David | Esports | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2014–2023 | 64.4 |
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