- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1981–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 97.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
GOAT Rank · 252
Greatest Volleyball Players of all time
This ranking is led by Karch Kiraly, Regla Bell and Marlenis Costa. GOAT Rank currently ranks 252 eligible Volleyball players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Karch Kiraly ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.4.
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- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1960–1972
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1995–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1995–2013
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1999–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1985–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1997–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2012
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1984–1996
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2001
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2012
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1994–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1979–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1956–1966
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1986
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1960–1970
- Country
- 🇱🇻 Latvia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–2023
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1964–1977
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1982
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karch Kiraly | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 USA | 1981–2007 | 95.4 |
| 2 | Regla Bell | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1990–2004 | 91.4 |
| 3 | Marlenis Costa | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1988–2000 | 90.7 |
| 4 | Lyudmila Buldakova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1960–1972 | 89.6 |
| 5 | Ricardo Santos | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2016 | 89.5 |
| 6 | Fabiana Oliveira | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2000–2016 | 89.4 |
| 7 | Giba | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2013 | 89.3 |
| 8 | Mireya Luis | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1984–2000 | 89.3 |
| 9 | Fábio Luiz Magalhães | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2005–2021 | 89.2 |
| 10 | Sinjin Smith | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1996 | 89.1 |
| 11 | Dante Amaral | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1999–2017 | 88.9 |
| 12 | Márcio Araújo | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1998–2016 | 88.7 |
| 13 | Luca Cantagalli | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1985–2000 | 88.7 |
| 14 | Taismary Agüero | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2012 | 88.7 |
| 15 | André Nascimento | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1997–2012 | 88.7 |
| 16 | Zhu Ting | Volleyball | 🇨🇳 China | 2013–active | 88.6 |
| 17 | Luciano De Cecco | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2006–active | 88.4 |
| 18 | Fofão | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2012 | 88.4 |
| 19 | Maja Ognjenović | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2002–active | 88.4 |
| 20 | Christian Sørum | Volleyball | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2014–active | 88.4 |
| 21 | Thaísa Menezes | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2004–2023 | 88.4 |
| 22 | Viacheslav Krasilnikov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2010–active | 88.4 |
| 23 | Fabiana Claudino | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–2021 | 88.3 |
| 24 | Yelena Chebukina | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1984–1996 | 88.3 |
| 25 | Marco Bracci | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1988–2001 | 88.3 |
| 26 | Simona Gioli | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2016 | 88.2 |
| 27 | William Arjona | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2000–2021 | 88.2 |
| 28 | Magaly Carvajal | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1986–2000 | 88.0 |
| 29 | Maurício Lima | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2006 | 88.0 |
| 30 | Evgeniya Artamonova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1990–2012 | 88.0 |
| 31 | Todd Rogers | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2016 | 87.9 |
| 32 | Monica De Gennaro | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–active | 87.8 |
| 33 | Zoila Barros | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1996–2012 | 87.8 |
| 34 | Randy Stoklos | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1996 | 87.8 |
| 35 | Yuri Chesnokov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1956–1966 | 87.8 |
| 36 | Rodrigão | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1998–2016 | 87.8 |
| 37 | Lang Ping | Volleyball | 🇨🇳 China | 1978–1986 | 87.7 |
| 38 | Anna Danesi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2014–active | 87.7 |
| 39 | April Ross | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2022 | 87.6 |
| 40 | Ivans Bugajenkovs | Volleyball | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 1960–1970 | 87.6 |
| 41 | Paolo Nicolai | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 87.4 |
| 42 | John Hyden | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2021 | 87.3 |
| 43 | Jaqueline Carvalho | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2021 | 87.0 |
| 44 | Mariusz Wlazły | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2002–2023 | 87.0 |
| 45 | Mike Dodd | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1997 | 87.0 |
| 46 | Katsutoshi Nekoda | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1964–1977 | 86.8 |
| 47 | Yumilka Ruiz | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1994–2008 | 86.8 |
| 48 | Eleonora Lo Bianco | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2017 | 86.8 |
| 49 | Laura Ludwig | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2003–active | 86.7 |
| 50 | Ryszard Bosek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1972–1982 | 86.7 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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