- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
GOAT Rank · 5087
Greatest athletes of all time
This ranking is led by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Michael Phelps. GOAT Rank currently ranks 5087 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
- Swimming
- Career
- 1921–1929
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1973–1987
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–2001
- Country
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1938–1960
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1956–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1972
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–2004
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 83.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2019
- Country
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2023
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 89.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1965–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1898–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1988–2006
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2004–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1979–2008
- Country
- 🇬🇭 Ghana
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1894–1930
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1949–1974
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2014
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2009
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1974–1989
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1980–1991
- Country
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1946–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1971–1993
- Country
- 🏴 West Indies
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2022
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1916–1936
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1989–2013
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1960–1982
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1983–2002
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1987–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1977–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1988–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1985–1993
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1949–1969
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2007–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1958–1972
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1950–1974
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1961–1978
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Katherine Sciver-Brunt | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2004–2023 | 85.0 |
| 452 | Johnny Weissmuller | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1921–1929 | 85.0 |
| 453 | Paolo Rossi | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1973–1987 | 85.0 |
| 454 | Dejan Savićević | Football | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 1983–2001 | 85.0 |
| 455 | Gunnar Gren | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1938–1960 | 85.0 |
| 456 | Lorenzo Insigne | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–active | 85.0 |
| 457 | Charmaine Hooper | Football | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1986–2006 | 85.0 |
| 458 | Joan Crawford | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1971 | 85.0 |
| 459 | Garrincha | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1953–1972 | 84.9 |
| 460 | Roberto Baggio | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1982–2004 | 84.9 |
| 461 | Samuel Eto'o | Football | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 1997–2019 | 84.9 |
| 462 | Kenenisa Bekele | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2001–2023 | 84.9 |
| 463 | Mark Spitz | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1972 | 84.9 |
| 464 | Jack Johnson | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1898–1938 | 84.9 |
| 465 | Lars Riedel | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1988–2006 | 84.9 |
| 466 | Andre Ward | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2017 | 84.9 |
| 467 | Azumah Nelson | Boxing | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 1979–2008 | 84.9 |
| 468 | Sydney Barnes | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1894–1930 | 84.9 |
| 469 | Tianna Bartoletta | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2021 | 84.9 |
| 470 | John Charles | Football | 🏴 Wales | 1949–1974 | 84.9 |
| 471 | Clarence Seedorf | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1992–2014 | 84.9 |
| 472 | Paul Tergat | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1992–2009 | 84.9 |
| 473 | Sócrates | Football | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1974–1989 | 84.9 |
| 474 | Khaosai Galaxy | Boxing | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 1980–1991 | 84.9 |
| 475 | Harold Johnson | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1971 | 84.9 |
| 476 | Sara Däbritz | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2012–active | 84.9 |
| 477 | Thomas Jürgen Häßler | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1985–2004 | 84.9 |
| 478 | Viv Richards | Cricket | 🏴 West Indies | 1971–1993 | 84.8 |
| 479 | David Robinson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2003 | 84.8 |
| 480 | Valerie Adams | Athletics | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2001–2022 | 84.8 |
| 481 | Meseret Defar | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2001–2016 | 84.8 |
| 482 | Ricardo Zamora | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1916–1936 | 84.8 |
| 483 | Derartu Tulu | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 1989–2013 | 84.8 |
| 484 | Rachael Heyhoe Flint | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1960–1982 | 84.8 |
| 485 | Tony Adams | Football | 🏴 England | 1983–2002 | 84.8 |
| 486 | László Cseh | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2003–2021 | 84.8 |
| 487 | Katrina McClain | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–1998 | 84.8 |
| 488 | Alexander Isak | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–active | 84.8 |
| 489 | Olga Carmona | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2017–active | 84.8 |
| 490 | Sugar Ray Leonard | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1997 | 84.7 |
| 491 | Bernard Hopkins | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2016 | 84.7 |
| 492 | Canelo Álvarez | Boxing | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2005–active | 84.7 |
| 493 | Tamás Darnyi | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1985–1993 | 84.7 |
| 494 | Fred Trueman | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1949–1969 | 84.7 |
| 495 | Nathan Adrian | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2021 | 84.7 |
| 496 | Roger Hunt | Football | 🏴 England | 1958–1972 | 84.7 |
| 497 | Ana Marcela Cunha | Swimming | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 84.7 |
| 498 | Josef Masopust | Football | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1950–1974 | 84.7 |
| 499 | Bob Foster | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1978 | 84.7 |
| 500 | Chauncey Billups | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2014 | 84.7 |
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