- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
GOAT Rank · 140
Greatest Volleyball male of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1975–1984
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1995–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2007
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1992–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2018
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1999–2018
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–2020
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–2023
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Micah Christenson | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–— | 81.1 |
| 185 | Bartłomiej Bołądź | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2012–— | 81.1 |
| 188 | Tri Bourne | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–— | 80.8 |
| 190 | Oleg Antonov | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–— | 80.7 |
| 191 | Bernard Rajzman | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1975–1984 | 80.7 |
| 192 | Amauri Ribeiro | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2002 | 80.7 |
| 199 | Chaim Schalk | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–— | 80 |
| 200 | Sérgio Santos | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2017 | 79.9 |
| 201 | Andrea Giani | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2007 | 79.9 |
| 203 | David Lee | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2018 | 79.9 |
| 205 | Cherif Younousse | Volleyball | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 2013–— | 79.9 |
| 206 | Ahmed Tijan | Volleyball | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 2013–— | 79.9 |
| 207 | Adrian Carambula | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2012–— | 79.9 |
| 210 | Aleksandar Atanasijević | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2009–— | 79.8 |
| 212 | Eric Fonoimoana | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2007 | 79.5 |
| 213 | Ivan Miljković | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1996–2016 | 79.4 |
| 216 | Anders Mol | Volleyball | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2016–— | 79.2 |
| 217 | Bruno Rezende | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2004–— | 79.1 |
| 218 | Tom Hoff | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2009 | 79.1 |
| 219 | Dain Blanton | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2008 | 79.1 |
| 221 | Simone Buti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–— | 79 |
| 222 | Max Holt | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–2021 | 79 |
| 223 | Facundo Conte | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2008–— | 79 |
| 224 | Sergey Tetyukhin | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1993–2018 | 78.7 |
| 226 | Dante Boninfante | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2018 | 78.6 |
| 227 | Massimo Colaci | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–— | 78.6 |
| 229 | Theo Brunner | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2022 | 78.3 |
| 230 | Goran Vujević | Volleyball | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1988–2004 | 78.1 |
| 232 | Pedro Cunha | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2008–2020 | 77.9 |
| 233 | Vitor Felipe | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2010–— | 77.9 |
| 234 | Maxim Mikhaylov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–— | 77.3 |
| 237 | Enrico Rossi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2014 | 76.8 |
| 238 | Andrea Sartoretti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1990–2008 | 76.8 |
| 239 | Bartosz Kurek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2005–— | 76.7 |
| 240 | Sam Pedlow | Volleyball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2011–— | 76.6 |
| 242 | Wilfredo León | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2007–— | 76.2 |
| 244 | Osmany Juantorena | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2003–2023 | 75.7 |
| 245 | Santiago Danani | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2013–— | 74.9 |
| 251 | Steven van de Velde | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2010–— | 73.1 |
| 252 | Ivan Zaytsev | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–— | 72.6 |
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