- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1981–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 97.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
GOAT Rank · 81
Greatest Volleyball Outside hitters of all time
This ranking is led by Karch Kiraly, Regla Bell and Marlenis Costa. GOAT Rank currently ranks 81 eligible Volleyball outside hitters using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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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
- 1995–2013
- 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
- 1999–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- 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
- 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
- 1990–2012
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1978–1986
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- 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
- 2001–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1972–1982
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1995–2014
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2009
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1995–2012
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2015
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1962–1972
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1988
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1969–1980
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1956–1964
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1968–1980
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | 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 |
| 7 | Giba | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2013 | 89.3 |
| 8 | Mireya Luis | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1984–2000 | 89.3 |
| 11 | Dante Amaral | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1999–2017 | 88.9 |
| 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 |
| 24 | Yelena Chebukina | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1984–1996 | 88.3 |
| 25 | Marco Bracci | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1988–2001 | 88.3 |
| 30 | Evgeniya Artamonova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1990–2012 | 88.0 |
| 35 | Yuri Chesnokov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1956–1966 | 87.8 |
| 37 | Lang Ping | Volleyball | 🇨🇳 China | 1978–1986 | 87.7 |
| 40 | Ivans Bugajenkovs | Volleyball | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 1960–1970 | 87.6 |
| 43 | Jaqueline Carvalho | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2021 | 87.0 |
| 47 | Yumilka Ruiz | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1994–2008 | 86.8 |
| 50 | Ryszard Bosek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1972–1982 | 86.7 |
| 51 | Francesca Piccinini | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2021 | 86.5 |
| 54 | Hugo Conte | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1979–1998 | 86.5 |
| 55 | Alberto Cisolla | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2014 | 86.5 |
| 56 | Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2001–2018 | 86.5 |
| 58 | Yury Berezhko | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2019 | 86.4 |
| 59 | Lioubov Sokolova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1995–2014 | 86.4 |
| 61 | Nalbert Bitencourt | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2008 | 86.3 |
| 65 | Matej Černič | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2012 | 86.1 |
| 69 | Vladimir Grbić | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1990–2009 | 86.0 |
| 70 | Lyubov Sokolova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1995–2012 | 86.0 |
| 72 | Logan Tom | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2016 | 85.9 |
| 75 | Pavel Abramov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1998–2015 | 85.6 |
| 81 | Slobodan Boškan | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1993–2010 | 85.3 |
| 82 | Inna Ryskal | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1962–1972 | 85.3 |
| 85 | Michał Kubiak | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2009–active | 85.2 |
| 86 | Paula Pequeno | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2016 | 85.2 |
| 92 | Leila Barros | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2008 | 85.0 |
| 93 | Caterina Bosetti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–active | 85.0 |
| 94 | Yelena Akhaminova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1978–1988 | 85.0 |
| 96 | Mercedes Calderón | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1988–2000 | 84.9 |
| 97 | Larisa Bergen | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1969–1980 | 84.9 |
| 113 | Ricardo Lucarelli | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2011–active | 83.9 |
| 120 | Virna Dias | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2006 | 83.6 |
| 135 | Reid Priddy | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2019 | 83.1 |
| 137 | Miriam Sylla | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2011–active | 83.1 |
| 144 | Brankica Mihajlović | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2008–active | 82.7 |
| 145 | Matey Kaziyski | Volleyball | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 2003–active | 82.6 |
| 146 | Nelli Abramova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1956–1964 | 82.6 |
| 147 | Renan Dal Zotto | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1978–1992 | 82.5 |
| 148 | Barbara Czekalla | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1968–1980 | 82.5 |
| 151 | Lorenzo Bernardi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2005 | 82.4 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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