- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Latvia
- Peak
- 53.4
- Dominance
- 39.7
- Statistics
- 59.7
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
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
- Baseball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 60.2
- Dominance
- 46.1
- Statistics
- 59.9
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 44.3
- Dominance
- 38.1
- Statistics
- 50.9
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 42.4
- Dominance
- 49.2
- Statistics
- 45.6
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 60.2
- Dominance
- 43.1
- Statistics
- 63.0
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 53.9
- Dominance
- 40.0
- Statistics
- 59.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 51.7
- Dominance
- 44.9
- Statistics
- 55.6
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 61.9
- Dominance
- 47.0
- Statistics
- 54.8
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 57.1
- Dominance
- 47.5
- Statistics
- 52.7
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 56.7
- Dominance
- 41.4
- Statistics
- 58.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 61.6
- Dominance
- 43.8
- Statistics
- 60.6
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 54.8
- Dominance
- 40.4
- Statistics
- 61.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 42.7
- Dominance
- 49.4
- Statistics
- 44.2
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 52.5
- Dominance
- 45.2
- Statistics
- 52.9
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 52.2
- Dominance
- 48.1
- Statistics
- 48.9
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 64.6
- Dominance
- 45.3
- Statistics
- 53.1
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Russia
- Peak
- 59.8
- Dominance
- 42.9
- Statistics
- 54.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 51.5
- Dominance
- 38.8
- Statistics
- 55.9
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 61.9
- Dominance
- 44.0
- Statistics
- 57.1
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 42.8
- Dominance
- 40.4
- Statistics
- 47.0
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 54.8
- Dominance
- 40.4
- Statistics
- 56.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 48.8
- Dominance
- 37.4
- Statistics
- 52.3
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 37.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 49.6
- Dominance
- 40.8
- Statistics
- 61.5
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 55.2
- Dominance
- 43.6
- Statistics
- 57.8
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 50.5
- Dominance
- 38.2
- Statistics
- 52.0
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 50.2
- Dominance
- 47.1
- Statistics
- 50.6
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Sweden
- Peak
- 53.4
- Dominance
- 39.7
- Statistics
- 53.5
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 60.8
- Dominance
- 43.4
- Statistics
- 57.1
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 44.6
- Dominance
- 38.3
- Statistics
- 49.5
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Finland
- Peak
- 49.9
- Dominance
- 41.0
- Statistics
- 51.8
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 58.7
- Dominance
- 42.4
- Statistics
- 61.2
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 41.0
- Dominance
- 48.5
- Statistics
- 43.1
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 53.5
- Dominance
- 42.8
- Statistics
- 55.0
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 52.2
- Dominance
- 39.1
- Statistics
- 54.8
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 49.6
- Dominance
- 46.8
- Statistics
- 49.7
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 45.0
- Dominance
- 41.5
- Statistics
- 55.9
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 47.1
- Dominance
- 36.5
- Statistics
- 52.0
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 53.5
- Dominance
- 45.8
- Statistics
- 53.6
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 59.4
- Dominance
- 42.7
- Statistics
- 58.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 41.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 55.9
- Dominance
- 47.0
- Statistics
- 47.9
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 50.7
- Dominance
- 41.4
- Statistics
- 58.5
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 54.6
- Dominance
- 43.3
- Statistics
- 58.0
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 37.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 48.3
- Dominance
- 37.1
- Statistics
- 63.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 46.4
- Dominance
- 42.2
- Statistics
- 54.1
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 44.2
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 45.5
- Dominance
- 41.8
- Statistics
- 52.1
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Canada
- Peak
- 61.2
- Dominance
- 43.6
- Statistics
- 53.9
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 49.3
- Dominance
- 37.6
- Statistics
- 50.4
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 51.5
- Dominance
- 44.8
- Statistics
- 51.0
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 37.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 53.5
- Dominance
- 39.8
- Statistics
- 59.9
- Honours
- 26.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2024–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 53.9
- Dominance
- 46.0
- Statistics
- 48.8
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 34.6
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4884 | Teddy Blueger | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Latvia | 2018–active | 39.5 |
| 4885 | Grant Holmes | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 39.5 |
| 4886 | Mir Hamza | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 39.4 |
| 4887 | Luisangel Acuña | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 39.3 |
| 4888 | Spencer Torkelson | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 39.3 |
| 4889 | Cionel Pérez | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2018–active | 39.3 |
| 4890 | Brett Baty | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 39.3 |
| 4891 | Ben Rice | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 39.3 |
| 4892 | Mason Montgomery | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 39.3 |
| 4893 | Alex Newhook | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2020–active | 39.2 |
| 4894 | Will Anderson Jr. | American Football | 🏳️ International | 2023–active | 39.2 |
| 4895 | Tyrone Taylor | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 39.2 |
| 4896 | Andrés Chaparro | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 39.2 |
| 4897 | Akil Baddoo | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2021–active | 39.1 |
| 4898 | Joey Loperfido | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 39.1 |
| 4899 | Jackson Blake | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2023–active | 39.0 |
| 4900 | Pyotr Kochetkov | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Russia | 2021–active | 39.0 |
| 4901 | Anthony Stolarz | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2016–active | 39.0 |
| 4902 | Kody Clemens | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 39.0 |
| 4903 | Venkatesh Iyer | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2021–active | 39.0 |
| 4904 | Keegan Kolesar | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2019–active | 38.9 |
| 4905 | Walker Kessler | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2023–active | 38.9 |
| 4906 | Taylor Clarke | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 38.9 |
| 4907 | Logan O'Hoppe | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 38.9 |
| 4908 | Ausar Thompson | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 38.8 |
| 4909 | Cody Bradford | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2023–active | 38.8 |
| 4910 | Kevin Stenlund | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Sweden | 2018–active | 38.7 |
| 4911 | Alex Call | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 38.7 |
| 4912 | Devdutt Padikkal | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 38.7 |
| 4913 | Niko Mikkola | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Finland | 2019–active | 38.6 |
| 4914 | Graham Ashcraft | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 38.6 |
| 4915 | Ronny Mauricio | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2023–active | 38.6 |
| 4916 | Eduard Bazardo | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2021–active | 38.6 |
| 4917 | Logan O'Connor | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2018–active | 38.5 |
| 4918 | Brant Hurter | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 38.5 |
| 4919 | Jake Woodford | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 38.5 |
| 4920 | Laurent Brossoit | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2014–active | 38.4 |
| 4921 | Jordan Westburg | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2023–active | 38.4 |
| 4922 | JJ Bleday | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 38.4 |
| 4923 | Robert Gasser | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 38.4 |
| 4924 | Kyle Isbel | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2021–active | 38.3 |
| 4925 | Hogan Harris | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2023–active | 38.2 |
| 4926 | Tim Mayza | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 38.2 |
| 4927 | Nick Madrigal | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 38.2 |
| 4928 | Tyler Heineman | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 38.2 |
| 4929 | Logan Stankoven | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Canada | 2023–active | 38.1 |
| 4930 | GG Jackson | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 38.1 |
| 4931 | Vaughn Grissom | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2022–active | 38.1 |
| 4932 | Garrett Cleavinger | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2020–active | 38.1 |
| 4933 | Addison Barger | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2024–active | 37.9 |
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