GOAT Rank · 5087

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951

David Gower

82.2

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1975–1993
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: David Gower

952

Vincent Kompany

82.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2003–2019
Country: 🇧🇪 Belgium

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Vincent Kompany

953

Guro Reiten

82.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇳🇴 Norway

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Guro Reiten

954

Rūta Meilutytė

82.2

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇱🇹 Lithuania

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Rūta Meilutytė

955

Dave DeBusschere

82.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1962–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Dave DeBusschere

956

Nat Holman

82.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1916–1933
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Nat Holman

957

Tim Hardaway

82.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1989–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Tim Hardaway

958

Elena Linari

82.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Elena Linari

959

Tabea Kemme

82.2

Sport: Football
Career: 2009–2019
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Tabea Kemme

960

Glenn McGrath

82.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1992–2007
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Glenn McGrath

961

James Harden

82.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: James Harden

962

Sunil Gavaskar

82.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1971–1987
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sunil Gavaskar

963

Sam Kerr

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Sam Kerr

964

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

82.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone

965

Yulimar Rojas

82.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇻🇪 Venezuela

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Yulimar Rojas

966

Abedi Pelé

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1978–2000
Country: 🇬🇭 Ghana

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Abedi Pelé

967

Alain Giresse

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1970–1988
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Alain Giresse

968

Stefan Holm

82.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1993–2008
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Stefan Holm

969

Peter Jackson

82.1

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1882–1899
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Peter Jackson

970

Fazal Mahmood

82.1

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1952–1962
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Fazal Mahmood

971

Rui Costa

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1990–2008
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Rui Costa

972

Amandine Henry

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Amandine Henry

973

Werner Günthör

82.1

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1982–1993
Country: 🇨🇭 Switzerland

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Werner Günthör

974

Walt Bellamy

82.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1961–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Walt Bellamy

975

Fredrik Ljungberg

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1994–2012
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Fredrik Ljungberg

976

Sammy Angott

82.1

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1935–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Sammy Angott

977

Federico Chiesa

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Federico Chiesa

978

Olof Mellberg

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1995–2013
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Olof Mellberg

979

Solveig Gulbrandsen

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1998–2013
Country: 🇳🇴 Norway

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Solveig Gulbrandsen

980

Amanda Sampedro

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Amanda Sampedro

981

Lisa Boattin

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Lisa Boattin

982

Linda Hamilton

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 1987–1995
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Linda Hamilton

983

Christian Eriksen

82.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2010–2025
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Christian Eriksen

984

Ronald Koeman

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1980–1997
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ronald Koeman

985

Marvelous Marvin Hagler

82.0

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1973–1987
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Marvelous Marvin Hagler

986

Russell Westbrook

82.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Russell Westbrook

987

Erling Haaland

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇳🇴 Norway

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 91.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Erling Haaland

988

Harry Kane

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Harry Kane

989

Juan Manuel Márquez

82.0

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1993–2014
Country: 🇲🇽 Mexico

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Juan Manuel Márquez

990

Patrik Sjöberg

82.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1981–1997
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Patrik Sjöberg

991

Stafanie Taylor

82.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇯🇲 Jamaica

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Stafanie Taylor

992

Charles Austin

82.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1990–2001
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Charles Austin

993

Errol Spence Jr

82.0

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Errol Spence Jr

994

Jack McCracken

82.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1930–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jack McCracken

995

James Beckford

82.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1993–2007
Country: 🇯🇲 Jamaica

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: James Beckford

996

Alan Ball

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1962–1983
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Alan Ball

997

Jackie Milburn

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 1943–1960
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Jackie Milburn

998

Fridolina Rolfö

82.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Fridolina Rolfö

999

Fred Perry

82.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1929–1956
Country: 🇬🇧 Great Britain

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Fred Perry

1000

Roger Black

82.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1986–1998
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Roger Black

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
951	David Gower	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1975–1993	82.2
952	Vincent Kompany	Football	🇧🇪 Belgium	2003–2019	82.2
953	Guro Reiten	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	2012–active	82.2
954	Rūta Meilutytė	Swimming	🇱🇹 Lithuania	2012–active	82.2
955	Dave DeBusschere	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1974	82.2
956	Nat Holman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1933	82.2
957	Tim Hardaway	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2003	82.2
958	Elena Linari	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2010–active	82.2
959	Tabea Kemme	Football	🇩🇪 Germany	2009–2019	82.2
960	Glenn McGrath	Cricket	🇦🇺 Australia	1992–2007	82.1
961	James Harden	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	82.1
962	Sunil Gavaskar	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	1971–1987	82.1
963	Sam Kerr	Football	🇦🇺 Australia	2008–active	82.1
964	Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	82.1
965	Yulimar Rojas	Athletics	🇻🇪 Venezuela	2013–active	82.1
966	Abedi Pelé	Football	🇬🇭 Ghana	1978–2000	82.1
967	Alain Giresse	Football	🇫🇷 France	1970–1988	82.1
968	Stefan Holm	Athletics	🇸🇪 Sweden	1993–2008	82.1
969	Peter Jackson	Boxing	🇦🇺 Australia	1882–1899	82.1
970	Fazal Mahmood	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1952–1962	82.1
971	Rui Costa	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	1990–2008	82.1
972	Amandine Henry	Football	🇫🇷 France	2007–active	82.1
973	Werner Günthör	Athletics	🇨🇭 Switzerland	1982–1993	82.1
974	Walt Bellamy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1975	82.1
975	Fredrik Ljungberg	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1994–2012	82.1
976	Sammy Angott	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1950	82.1
977	Federico Chiesa	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2016–active	82.1
978	Olof Mellberg	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	1995–2013	82.1
979	Solveig Gulbrandsen	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	1998–2013	82.1
980	Amanda Sampedro	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2010–active	82.1
981	Lisa Boattin	Football	🇮🇹 Italy	2013–active	82.1
982	Linda Hamilton	Football	🇺🇸 United States	1987–1995	82.1
983	Christian Eriksen	Football	🇩🇰 Denmark	2010–2025	82.1
984	Ronald Koeman	Football	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1980–1997	82.0
985	Marvelous Marvin Hagler	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1987	82.0
986	Russell Westbrook	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–active	82.0
987	Erling Haaland	Football	🇳🇴 Norway	2016–active	82.0
988	Harry Kane	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	2011–active	82.0
989	Juan Manuel Márquez	Boxing	🇲🇽 Mexico	1993–2014	82.0
990	Patrik Sjöberg	Athletics	🇸🇪 Sweden	1981–1997	82.0
991	Stafanie Taylor	Cricket	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2008–active	82.0
992	Charles Austin	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2001	82.0
993	Errol Spence Jr	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	82.0
994	Jack McCracken	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1946	82.0
995	James Beckford	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	1993–2007	82.0
996	Alan Ball	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1962–1983	82.0
997	Jackie Milburn	Football	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1943–1960	82.0
998	Fridolina Rolfö	Football	🇸🇪 Sweden	2011–active	82.0
999	Fred Perry	Tennis	🇬🇧 Great Britain	1929–1956	82.0
1000	Roger Black	Athletics	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1986–1998	82.0

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