- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.6
- Dominance
- 71.3
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
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
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1998–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1957–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1995–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1958
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2022
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–2023
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1951–1964
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 68.9
- Dominance
- 69.5
- Statistics
- 70.7
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1955
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1980
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1948–1962
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1907–1915
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1994–2013
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1999–2020
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1868–1884
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1880–1895
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1997
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1977–2014
- Country
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1983–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1963–1973
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2022
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3723 | Travis Head | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 64.4 |
| 3724 | Bartosz Kurek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2005–active | 64.4 |
| 3725 | Justin Rose | Golf | 🏴 England | 1998–active | 64.4 |
| 3726 | Xander Schauffele | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 64.4 |
| 3727 | Bob Goalby | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1957–1990 | 64.4 |
| 3728 | Joakim Haeggman | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–2015 | 64.4 |
| 3729 | Søren Kjeldsen | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1995–active | 64.4 |
| 3730 | Nicolai Højgaard | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2019–active | 64.4 |
| 3733 | Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2020 | 64.4 |
| 3735 | Tage Flisberg | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1946–1958 | 64.4 |
| 3736 | Yegor "flamie" Vasilyev | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2014–2022 | 64.4 |
| 3737 | William "RUSH" Wierzba | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–active | 64.4 |
| 3738 | Martin "Saksa" Sazdov | Esports | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 2014–active | 64.4 |
| 3739 | Wunder | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2015–2023 | 64.4 |
| 3740 | Khan | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–2021 | 64.4 |
| 3741 | Josef Dvořáček | Table Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1951–1964 | 64.4 |
| 3742 | Nicholas Pooran | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 64.3 |
| 3743 | Giuseppe Farina | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1955 | 64.3 |
| 3745 | Kim "Doinb" Tae-sang | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–active | 64.3 |
| 3746 | Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–active | 64.3 |
| 3747 | Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–active | 64.3 |
| 3748 | Jesper "JW" Wecksell | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–active | 64.3 |
| 3749 | Sam Pedlow | Volleyball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2011–active | 64.3 |
| 3750 | Zlatko Čordaš | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1968–1980 | 64.3 |
| 3751 | Stirling Moss | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1948–1962 | 64.2 |
| 3752 | Robert Karlsson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–active | 64.2 |
| 3753 | John McDermott | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1907–1915 | 64.2 |
| 3754 | flusha | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2012–2021 | 64.2 |
| 3755 | Shahzeeb "ShahZaM" Khan | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 64.2 |
| 3756 | Teddy | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2015–active | 64.2 |
| 3758 | Roman Šebrle | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1994–2013 | 64.1 |
| 3759 | Trevor Immelman | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1999–2020 | 64.1 |
| 3760 | Tom Kidd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1868–1884 | 64.1 |
| 3761 | Jack Burns | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1880–1895 | 64.1 |
| 3762 | Andrzej Grubba | Table Tennis | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1977–1997 | 64.1 |
| 3763 | Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2021–active | 64.1 |
| 3764 | Gustav "s4" Magnusson | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–2021 | 64.1 |
| 3765 | Yuri "yuurih" Santos | Esports | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–active | 64.1 |
| 3766 | Fabien "kioShiMa" Fiey | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–2021 | 64.1 |
| 3767 | Solo | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2012–active | 64.1 |
| 3768 | Nick Price | Golf | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 1977–2014 | 64.0 |
| 3769 | Wilfredo León | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2007–active | 64.0 |
| 3770 | Mark Brooks | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–2013 | 64.0 |
| 3771 | Charles Coody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1999 | 64.0 |
| 3772 | Nick Taylor | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–active | 64.0 |
| 3773 | Magisk | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2015–active | 64.0 |
| 3774 | Nobuhiko Hasegawa | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1963–1973 | 64.0 |
| 3775 | Zhuo "knight" Ding | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2017–active | 64.0 |
| 3776 | Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan | Esports | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2014–active | 64.0 |
| 3777 | Lasse "MATUMBAMAN" Urpalainen | Esports | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2013–2022 | 64.0 |
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