GOAT Rank · 4154

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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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4181

jkaem

58.1

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇳🇴 Norway

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: jkaem

4182

CJ McCollum

58.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.5
Dominance: 53.2
Statistics: 74.9
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: CJ McCollum

4183

Al Horford

58.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 63.8
Dominance: 50.9
Statistics: 73.8
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Al Horford

4184

Ricardo Walther

58.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Ricardo Walther

4185

Bradley Beal

57.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.6
Dominance: 52.3
Statistics: 74.6
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 69.8

Athlete: Bradley Beal

4186

Corbin Burnes

57.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.6
Dominance: 70.3
Statistics: 72.2
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: Corbin Burnes

4187

Andrew Benintendi

57.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.2
Dominance: 68.1
Statistics: 73.1
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Andrew Benintendi

4188

Nathaniel Lowe

57.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.8
Dominance: 71.4
Statistics: 71.5
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Nathaniel Lowe

4189

Phil Salt

57.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 61.6
Dominance: 65.8
Statistics: 62.2
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 47.4

Athlete: Phil Salt

4190

Heo "ShowMaker" Su

57.9

Sport: Esports
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Heo "ShowMaker" Su

4191

Mikael Appelgren

57.9

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1977–1996
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Mikael Appelgren

4192

Ryan "Freakazoid" Abadir

57.9

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Ryan "Freakazoid" Abadir

4193

Connor Hellebuyck

57.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ United States

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 65.5
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Connor Hellebuyck

4194

Elías Díaz

57.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 68.2
Dominance: 68.1
Statistics: 68.6
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 63.4

Athlete: Elías Díaz

4195

Ty France

57.8

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.4
Dominance: 71.2
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Ty France

4196

Patrick Tambay

57.8

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1977–1986
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Patrick Tambay

4197

Jean-Pierre Beltoise

57.8

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1966–1974
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Jean-Pierre Beltoise

4198

Buddy Hield

57.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.1
Dominance: 56.0
Statistics: 73.6
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Buddy Hield

4199

Cody Bellinger

57.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 67.9
Dominance: 69.0
Statistics: 72.5
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Cody Bellinger

4200

Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth

57.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2012–2023
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth

4201

Didier Pironi

57.7

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1978–1982
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: Didier Pironi

4202

Martin Bratanov

57.7

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1996–2016
Country: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Martin Bratanov

4203

Teoscar Hernández

57.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 65.8
Dominance: 67.9
Statistics: 72.1
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 60.2

Athlete: Teoscar Hernández

4204

Randy Arozarena

57.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.6
Dominance: 71.3
Statistics: 70.5
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Randy Arozarena

4205

Asif Ali

57.6

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 56.1
Dominance: 63.0
Statistics: 59.8
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Asif Ali

4206

Kong Linghui

57.6

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 1991–2006
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 73.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Kong Linghui

4207

Lando Norris

57.6

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Lando Norris

4208

Andre Drummond

57.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 72.0
Dominance: 52.0
Statistics: 73.1
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 69.8

Athlete: Andre Drummond

4209

Robert Kubica

57.5

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2006–2021
Country: 🇵🇱 Poland

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Robert Kubica

4210

Elio de Angelis

57.5

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1979–1986
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 64.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Elio de Angelis

4211

Jean-Pierre Jarier

57.5

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1971–1983
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 60.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Jean-Pierre Jarier

4212

denis

57.5

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–2022
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: denis

4213

Phil Foden

57.4

Sport: Football
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ England

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 53.5
Statistics: 74.5
Honours: 32.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Phil Foden

4214

Jorge Polanco

57.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 69.8
Dominance: 65.9
Statistics: 71.2
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 66.6

Athlete: Jorge Polanco

4215

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

57.4

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 71.0
Dominance: 70.5
Statistics: 72.3
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

4216

Esteban Ocon

57.4

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Esteban Ocon

4217

Pierre Gasly

57.4

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Pierre Gasly

4218

François Cevert

57.4

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1969–1973
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 58.0

Athlete: François Cevert

4219

Johnny Herbert

57.4

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1989–2000
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Johnny Herbert

4220

Nick Heidfeld

57.4

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2000–2011
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 58.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Nick Heidfeld

4221

Peter Revson

57.4

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1964–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 62.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Peter Revson

4222

De'Aaron Fox

57.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 74.6
Dominance: 56.3
Statistics: 73.3
Honours: 38.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: De'Aaron Fox

4223

Bo Bichette

57.2

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 70.7
Dominance: 70.3
Statistics: 70.9
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 50.6

Athlete: Bo Bichette

4224

Kevin Magnussen

57.2

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2014–2024
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 56.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Kevin Magnussen

4225

Hugh Kirkaldy

57.2

Sport: Golf
Career: 1888–1897
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 62.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 60.0

Athlete: Hugh Kirkaldy

4226

Hoit

57.2

Sport: Esports
Career: 2016–2022
Country: 🇹🇼 Taiwan

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Hoit

4227

sjuush

57.2

Sport: Esports
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: sjuush

4228

Jeff McNeil

57.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 68.5
Dominance: 69.2
Statistics: 70.8
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 53.8

Athlete: Jeff McNeil

4229

Josh Hader

57.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 66.6
Dominance: 68.3
Statistics: 71.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 57.0

Athlete: Josh Hader

4230

Muhammad Waseem

57.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2021–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 62.2
Dominance: 66.1
Statistics: 63.4
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 41.0

Athlete: Muhammad Waseem

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
4181	jkaem	Esports	🇳🇴 Norway	2013–active	58.1
4182	CJ McCollum	Basketball	🏳️ International	2014–active	58.0
4183	Al Horford	Basketball	🏳️ International	2008–active	58.0
4184	Ricardo Walther	Table Tennis	🇩🇪 Germany	2006–active	58.0
4185	Bradley Beal	Basketball	🏳️ International	2013–active	57.9
4186	Corbin Burnes	Baseball	🏳️ International	2018–active	57.9
4187	Andrew Benintendi	Baseball	🏳️ International	2016–active	57.9
4188	Nathaniel Lowe	Baseball	🏳️ International	2019–active	57.9
4189	Phil Salt	Cricket	🏳️ International	2019–active	57.9
4190	Heo "ShowMaker" Su	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2018–active	57.9
4191	Mikael Appelgren	Table Tennis	🇸🇪 Sweden	1977–1996	57.9
4192	Ryan "Freakazoid" Abadir	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2013–2019	57.9
4193	Connor Hellebuyck	Ice Hockey	🏳️ United States	2015–active	57.8
4194	Elías Díaz	Baseball	🏳️ International	2015–active	57.8
4195	Ty France	Baseball	🏳️ International	2019–active	57.8
4196	Patrick Tambay	Formula 1	🇫🇷 France	1977–1986	57.8
4197	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Formula 1	🇫🇷 France	1966–1974	57.8
4198	Buddy Hield	Basketball	🏳️ International	2017–active	57.7
4199	Cody Bellinger	Baseball	🏳️ International	2017–active	57.7
4200	Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth	Esports	🇩🇰 Denmark	2012–2023	57.7
4201	Didier Pironi	Formula 1	🇫🇷 France	1978–1982	57.7
4202	Martin Bratanov	Table Tennis	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1996–2016	57.7
4203	Teoscar Hernández	Baseball	🏳️ International	2016–active	57.6
4204	Randy Arozarena	Baseball	🏳️ International	2019–active	57.6
4205	Asif Ali	Cricket	🏳️ International	2016–active	57.6
4206	Kong Linghui	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	1991–2006	57.6
4207	Lando Norris	Formula 1	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2019–active	57.6
4208	Andre Drummond	Basketball	🏳️ International	2013–active	57.5
4209	Robert Kubica	Formula 1	🇵🇱 Poland	2006–2021	57.5
4210	Elio de Angelis	Formula 1	🇮🇹 Italy	1979–1986	57.5
4211	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Formula 1	🇫🇷 France	1971–1983	57.5
4212	denis	Esports	🇩🇪 Germany	2013–2022	57.5
4213	Phil Foden	Football	🏳️ England	2017–active	57.4
4214	Jorge Polanco	Baseball	🏳️ International	2014–active	57.4
4215	Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	Baseball	🏳️ International	2019–active	57.4
4216	Esteban Ocon	Formula 1	🇫🇷 France	2016–active	57.4
4217	Pierre Gasly	Formula 1	🇫🇷 France	2017–active	57.4
4218	François Cevert	Formula 1	🇫🇷 France	1969–1973	57.4
4219	Johnny Herbert	Formula 1	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1989–2000	57.4
4220	Nick Heidfeld	Formula 1	🇩🇪 Germany	2000–2011	57.4
4221	Peter Revson	Formula 1	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1974	57.4
4222	De'Aaron Fox	Basketball	🏳️ International	2018–active	57.2
4223	Bo Bichette	Baseball	🏳️ International	2019–active	57.2
4224	Kevin Magnussen	Formula 1	🇩🇰 Denmark	2014–2024	57.2
4225	Hugh Kirkaldy	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1888–1897	57.2
4226	Hoit	Esports	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2016–2022	57.2
4227	sjuush	Esports	🇩🇰 Denmark	2017–active	57.2
4228	Jeff McNeil	Baseball	🏳️ International	2018–active	57.1
4229	Josh Hader	Baseball	🏳️ International	2017–active	57.1
4230	Muhammad Waseem	Cricket	🏳️ International	2021–active	57.1

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