- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- 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
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1993–2013
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1928–1939
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1979–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 62.5
- Statistics
- 73.4
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2000–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2021
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 69.7
- Dominance
- 69.8
- Statistics
- 74.8
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1967–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–2023
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2017
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2018
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2006–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1966–1979
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1978–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.2
- Dominance
- 72.1
- Statistics
- 74.8
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 62.8
- Dominance
- 66.4
- Statistics
- 67.1
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2000–2017
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.2
- Dominance
- 71.6
- Statistics
- 65.3
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 65.9
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 64.1
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2011–2024
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1964
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1945–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2022
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1995–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2010–2020
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1984–2018
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.8
- Dominance
- 71.9
- Statistics
- 73.2
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.9
- Dominance
- 70.5
- Statistics
- 74.6
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3955 | LaNm | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2011–2021 | 61.9 |
| 3956 | Wang Liqin | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1993–2013 | 61.8 |
| 3958 | Wyndham Clark | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 61.8 |
| 3959 | Ernő Földi | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1928–1939 | 61.8 |
| 3960 | Ian Baker-Finch | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1979–1997 | 61.8 |
| 3961 | Pascal Siakam | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 61.7 |
| 3964 | Adam Scott | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2000–active | 61.7 |
| 3965 | Wang Chuqin | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2016–active | 61.7 |
| 3966 | Dick Mayer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1970 | 61.7 |
| 3967 | Adam Hadwin | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–active | 61.7 |
| 3968 | Edouard "SmithZz" Dubourdeaux | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2007–2021 | 61.7 |
| 3969 | Omar Assar | Table Tennis | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 2006–active | 61.7 |
| 3970 | XinQ | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2018–active | 61.7 |
| 3971 | Paul Goldschmidt | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2011–active | 61.6 |
| 3972 | Yuri Santos | Esports | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–active | 61.6 |
| 3973 | Orville Moody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1995 | 61.6 |
| 3974 | Gu "imp" Seung-bin | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2019 | 61.6 |
| 3975 | Jang "Nuguri" Ha-gwon | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2018–2023 | 61.6 |
| 3976 | Enrique "xPeke" Cedeño Martínez | Esports | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2011–2017 | 61.6 |
| 3977 | Mikail "Maikelele" Bill | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2012–2021 | 61.6 |
| 3978 | Michael "shroud" Grzesiek | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–2018 | 61.6 |
| 3979 | Nico Rosberg | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–2016 | 61.5 |
| 3980 | Jacky Ickx | Formula 1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1966–1979 | 61.5 |
| 3981 | Eddie Cheever | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1998 | 61.5 |
| 3982 | David Lingmerth | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–active | 61.5 |
| 3983 | Marcos Freitas | Table Tennis | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2005–active | 61.5 |
| 3985 | Gerrit Cole | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 61.4 |
| 3986 | Hardik Pandya | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 61.4 |
| 3987 | Jenson Button | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2000–2017 | 61.4 |
| 3988 | Chen Chien-an | Table Tennis | 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | 2008–active | 61.4 |
| 3989 | Sergey "Ax1Le" Rykhtorov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2019–active | 61.4 |
| 3990 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2021–active | 61.4 |
| 3991 | Steven van de Velde | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2010–active | 61.4 |
| 3992 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 61.3 |
| 3993 | Ishan Kishan | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 61.3 |
| 3994 | Sergio Pérez | Formula 1 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2011–2024 | 61.3 |
| 3995 | Joaquín Niemann | Golf | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2018–active | 61.3 |
| 3996 | Maurice Trintignant | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1950–1964 | 61.3 |
| 3997 | Ed Furgol | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1945–1970 | 61.3 |
| 3999 | Life | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–active | 61.3 |
| 4000 | EternalEnvy | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2012–2022 | 61.3 |
| 4001 | Pádraig Harrington | Golf | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1995–active | 61.2 |
| 4002 | Chovy | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2018–active | 61.2 |
| 4003 | Özgür "woxic" Eker | Esports | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 2015–active | 61.2 |
| 4004 | Xizt | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2010–2020 | 61.2 |
| 4005 | Koki Niwa | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2010–active | 61.2 |
| 4006 | Gao "Tian" Tian-Liang | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2017–active | 61.2 |
| 4007 | He Zhiwen | Table Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1984–2018 | 61.2 |
| 4008 | Javier Báez | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 61.1 |
| 4009 | Xander Bogaerts | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 61.1 |
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