- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1966–1981
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
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
- Cricket
- Career
- 1995–2010
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1976
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1982–1998
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1972–1988
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2024
- Country
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1948–1961
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1937–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2012
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1992–2004
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1985–2003
- Country
- 🇱🇷 Liberia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 87.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2023
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1996–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1998–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1962–1980
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2005–2019
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1961–1985
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1997–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1949–1960
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1960–1981
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1952–1963
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1908–1922
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1915–1928
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1990–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2014
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2016
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1996–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1974–1998
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1946–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1983–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 98.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1923–1947
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2025
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 85.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1969–1987
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2025
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1151 | Bishan Singh Bedi | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1966–1981 | 81.2 |
| 1152 | Andrew Flintoff | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1995–2010 | 81.2 |
| 1153 | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2012–active | 81.2 |
| 1154 | Adelardo Rodríguez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1959–1976 | 81.2 |
| 1155 | Emilio Butragueño | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1982–1998 | 81.2 |
| 1156 | Mahmoud El Khatib | Football | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 1972–1988 | 81.2 |
| 1157 | Claudio Bravo | Football | 🇨🇱 Chile | 2002–2024 | 81.2 |
| 1158 | Femke Heemskerk | Swimming | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2005–active | 81.2 |
| 1159 | Carmen Basilio | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1961 | 81.2 |
| 1160 | Sammy Baugh | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1937–1952 | 81.2 |
| 1161 | Elvan Abeylegesse | Athletics | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 2001–2012 | 81.2 |
| 1162 | Beatrice Câșlaru | Swimming | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1992–2004 | 81.2 |
| 1163 | Sebastian Larsson | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–2023 | 81.2 |
| 1164 | George Weah | Football | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 1985–2003 | 81.1 |
| 1165 | Maya Moore | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–2018 | 81.1 |
| 1166 | Mo Farah | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2001–2023 | 81.1 |
| 1167 | Allen Iverson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2011 | 81.1 |
| 1168 | Vince Carter | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2020 | 81.1 |
| 1169 | Nneka Ogwumike | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 81.1 |
| 1170 | Ian Chappell | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1962–1980 | 81.1 |
| 1171 | Brendon McCullum | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2001–2016 | 81.1 |
| 1172 | Sana Mir | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2005–2019 | 81.1 |
| 1173 | Majid Khan | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1961–1985 | 81.1 |
| 1174 | Lauren Hemp | Football | 🏴 England | 2016–active | 81.1 |
| 1175 | Lenny Krayzelburg | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2004 | 81.1 |
| 1176 | Qin Haiyang | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2017–active | 81.1 |
| 1177 | Slater Martin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1960 | 81.1 |
| 1178 | Genzebe Dibaba | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2008–2021 | 81.1 |
| 1179 | John Newcombe | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1960–1981 | 81.1 |
| 1180 | Ashley Callus | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1998–2012 | 81.1 |
| 1181 | Ingemar Johansson | Boxing | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1952–1963 | 81.1 |
| 1182 | Mike Gibbons | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1908–1922 | 81.1 |
| 1183 | Mario Mandžukić | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2005–2021 | 81.1 |
| 1184 | Paula Radcliffe | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1992–2015 | 81.0 |
| 1185 | Gene Tunney | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1928 | 81.0 |
| 1186 | Winky Wright | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2012 | 81.0 |
| 1187 | Edgar Davids | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1991–2014 | 81.0 |
| 1188 | Roland Schoeman | Swimming | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2000–2021 | 81.0 |
| 1189 | Dániel Gyurta | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2004–2016 | 81.0 |
| 1190 | Ruth Chepngetich | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2016–active | 81.0 |
| 1191 | Amanda Beard | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2008 | 81.0 |
| 1192 | Viacheslav Fetisov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1974–1998 | 81.0 |
| 1193 | Otto Graham | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1955 | 81.0 |
| 1194 | Bruce Matthews | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–2001 | 81.0 |
| 1195 | George Duckworth | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1923–1947 | 81.0 |
| 1196 | Cesar Azpilicueta | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2007–2025 | 81.0 |
| 1197 | Dudu Georgescu | Football | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1969–1987 | 81.0 |
| 1198 | Dušan Tadić | Football | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2007–2025 | 81.0 |
| 1199 | Veronika Andrusenko | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2008–2021 | 81.0 |
| 1200 | Breanna Stewart | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 80.9 |
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