- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 54.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 48.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
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
- Basketball
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 65.4
- Dominance
- 45.7
- Statistics
- 62.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 60.2
- Dominance
- 49.1
- Statistics
- 70.4
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 68.5
- Dominance
- 50.2
- Statistics
- 69.4
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 59.7
- Dominance
- 54.9
- Statistics
- 62.6
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.5
- Dominance
- 57.2
- Statistics
- 60.5
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 68.9
- Dominance
- 47.5
- Statistics
- 73.2
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 59.1
- Dominance
- 51.5
- Statistics
- 54.7
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 61.0
- Dominance
- 49.5
- Statistics
- 59.2
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 64.6
- Dominance
- 48.3
- Statistics
- 65.2
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Switzerland
- Peak
- 72.0
- Dominance
- 49.0
- Statistics
- 70.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 58.0
- Dominance
- 57.0
- Statistics
- 61.3
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 58.6
- Dominance
- 54.3
- Statistics
- 64.3
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 58.9
- Dominance
- 54.5
- Statistics
- 63.4
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 73.5
- Dominance
- 49.8
- Statistics
- 70.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 58.4
- Dominance
- 54.2
- Statistics
- 64.0
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Denmark
- Peak
- 58.8
- Dominance
- 42.4
- Statistics
- 69.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 64.9
- Dominance
- 48.5
- Statistics
- 66.5
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Germany
- Peak
- 62.8
- Dominance
- 44.4
- Statistics
- 67.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 66.7
- Dominance
- 49.4
- Statistics
- 67.2
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 66.6
- Dominance
- 49.3
- Statistics
- 57.9
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.1
- Dominance
- 52.0
- Statistics
- 68.3
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 68.9
- Dominance
- 56.5
- Statistics
- 62.0
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 58.9
- Dominance
- 48.5
- Statistics
- 55.6
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 37.8
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 60.8
- Dominance
- 43.4
- Statistics
- 65.0
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.8
- Dominance
- 50.4
- Statistics
- 74.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 69.7
- Dominance
- 47.9
- Statistics
- 72.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 71.0
- Dominance
- 48.5
- Statistics
- 69.9
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 60.2
- Dominance
- 43.1
- Statistics
- 66.9
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 73.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 70.4
- Dominance
- 48.2
- Statistics
- 66.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 72.8
- Dominance
- 49.4
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 50.0
- Statistics
- 70.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.2
- Dominance
- 49.6
- Statistics
- 69.2
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 63.6
- Dominance
- 44.8
- Statistics
- 67.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 74.3
- Dominance
- 50.1
- Statistics
- 70.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 44.7
- Dominance
- 56.4
- Statistics
- 51.3
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 55.8
- Dominance
- 40.9
- Statistics
- 62.9
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 66.8
- Dominance
- 49.4
- Statistics
- 60.2
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 43.2
- Dominance
- 46.6
- Statistics
- 55.2
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.4
- Dominance
- 50.2
- Statistics
- 72.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 66.2
- Dominance
- 52.1
- Statistics
- 69.3
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 59.1
- Dominance
- 45.5
- Statistics
- 62.4
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 54.1
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 51.2
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 53.4
- Dominance
- 42.7
- Statistics
- 63.9
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 62.8
- Dominance
- 47.4
- Statistics
- 71.6
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 60.1
- Dominance
- 52.0
- Statistics
- 64.1
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.5
- Dominance
- 49.8
- Statistics
- 73.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 65.5
- Dominance
- 57.8
- Statistics
- 60.1
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 66.0
- Dominance
- 46.0
- Statistics
- 68.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 66.2
- Dominance
- 55.1
- Statistics
- 62.7
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4584 | Franco Colapinto | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2024–active | 47.0 |
| 4585 | Payton Pritchard | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2021–active | 46.9 |
| 4586 | Michael Conforto | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 46.9 |
| 4587 | Sean Newcomb | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 46.9 |
| 4588 | Tony Gonsolin | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 46.9 |
| 4589 | Otto Lopez | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2021–active | 46.9 |
| 4590 | Chris Bassitt | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 46.9 |
| 4591 | Noor Ahmad | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2021–active | 46.9 |
| 4592 | Abdullah Shafique | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 46.9 |
| 4593 | Conor Sheary | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2015–active | 46.8 |
| 4594 | Nico Hischier | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Switzerland | 2017–active | 46.8 |
| 4595 | Shea Langeliers | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 46.8 |
| 4596 | Kyle Finnegan | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 46.8 |
| 4597 | Leody Taveras | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 46.8 |
| 4598 | Quinn Hughes | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2018–active | 46.7 |
| 4599 | Alejandro Kirk | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 46.7 |
| 4600 | Lars Eller | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Denmark | 2009–active | 46.6 |
| 4601 | Blake Coleman | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2016–active | 46.6 |
| 4602 | Philipp Grubauer | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Germany | 2012–active | 46.6 |
| 4603 | Anthony Cirelli | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2017–active | 46.6 |
| 4604 | Amen Thompson | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 46.6 |
| 4605 | Lane Thomas | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 46.6 |
| 4606 | Yainer Díaz | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 46.6 |
| 4607 | Dyson Daniels | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2023–active | 46.5 |
| 4608 | Naz Reid | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 46.5 |
| 4609 | Justin Herbert | American Football | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 46.5 |
| 4610 | Alvin Kamara | American Football | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 46.5 |
| 4611 | Jeff Hoffman | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 46.5 |
| 4612 | Marcus Foligno | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2011–active | 46.4 |
| 4613 | Brandon Montour | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2016–active | 46.4 |
| 4614 | Robert Thomas | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2018–active | 46.4 |
| 4615 | Erick Fedde | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 46.4 |
| 4616 | Tanner Scott | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 46.4 |
| 4617 | Jacob Trouba | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2013–active | 46.3 |
| 4618 | Nick Suzuki | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2019–active | 46.3 |
| 4619 | Luis Campusano | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 46.3 |
| 4620 | Adam Milne | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2010–active | 46.3 |
| 4621 | Brydon Carse | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2021–active | 46.3 |
| 4622 | Khary Pierre | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 46.3 |
| 4623 | Merrill Kelly | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 46.2 |
| 4624 | Alec Bohm | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 46.2 |
| 4625 | Khaleel Ahmed | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2018–active | 46.2 |
| 4626 | Esteury Ruiz | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 46.1 |
| 4627 | Dmitry Kulikov | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2009–active | 46.0 |
| 4628 | Myles Garrett | American Football | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 46.0 |
| 4629 | Chase Young | American Football | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 46.0 |
| 4630 | Jalen Hurts | American Football | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 46.0 |
| 4631 | Jackson Merrill | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 46.0 |
| 4632 | Shea Theodore | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2015–active | 45.9 |
| 4633 | Vinnie Pasquantino | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 45.9 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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