- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1940–1969
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
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
- Boxing
- Career
- 1885–1903
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1981–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1992–2002
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1984–1996
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1995–2004
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1888–1904
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1979–1988
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1968–1976
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–2023
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1985–2002
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–2023
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1963–1969
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1949–1959
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1967–1976
- Country
- 🇩🇪 East Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1959–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1929–1941
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1952–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1949–1986
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1923–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1927–1953
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1819–1834
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2009–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1992–2013
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2005
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1983–1992
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1991–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1979–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1903–1910
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1953–1963
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1903–1926
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1945–1967
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1901–1930
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1930
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1301 | Vic Seixas | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1969 | 80.4 |
| 1302 | James J. Corbett | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1885–1903 | 80.4 |
| 1303 | Mark Aguirre | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–1994 | 80.4 |
| 1304 | Naseem Hamed | Boxing | 🏴 England | 1992–2002 | 80.4 |
| 1305 | Mohammad Azharuddin | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1984–2000 | 80.4 |
| 1306 | David Boon | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1984–1996 | 80.4 |
| 1307 | Bernard Barmasai | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 1995–2004 | 80.4 |
| 1308 | Joe Choynski | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1888–1904 | 80.4 |
| 1309 | Ana Ambrazienė | Athletics | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 1979–1988 | 80.4 |
| 1310 | Vladimir Bure | Swimming | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1968–1976 | 80.4 |
| 1311 | Ai Yanhan | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2014–active | 80.4 |
| 1312 | Alexander Ovechkin | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2005–active | 80.3 |
| 1313 | Claressa Shields | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 80.3 |
| 1314 | Anthony Davis | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 80.3 |
| 1315 | Eden Hazard | Football | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2007–2023 | 80.3 |
| 1316 | Abel Antón | Athletics | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1985–2002 | 80.3 |
| 1317 | Danny García | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–active | 80.3 |
| 1318 | Mignon du Preez | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2007–2023 | 80.3 |
| 1319 | Michael Vaughan | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1993–2009 | 80.3 |
| 1320 | Emiliano Brembilla | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2009 | 80.3 |
| 1321 | Pan Zhanle | Swimming | 🇨🇳 China | 2021–active | 80.3 |
| 1322 | Tommie Smith | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1969 | 80.3 |
| 1323 | Vern Mikkelsen | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1959 | 80.3 |
| 1324 | Renate Stecher | Athletics | 🇩🇪 East Germany | 1967–1976 | 80.3 |
| 1325 | Nat Sciver-Brunt | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2013–active | 80.3 |
| 1326 | Bailey Howell | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1971 | 80.3 |
| 1327 | Max Baer | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1929–1941 | 80.3 |
| 1328 | Gino Marchetti | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1952–1966 | 80.3 |
| 1329 | Brian Close | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 1949–1986 | 80.3 |
| 1330 | Howie Morenz | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1923–1937 | 80.3 |
| 1331 | Charlie Barnett | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1927–1953 | 80.3 |
| 1332 | Barney Aaron | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1819–1834 | 80.3 |
| 1333 | Jessica Beard | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–2021 | 80.3 |
| 1334 | David Beckham | Football | 🏴 England | 1992–2013 | 80.2 |
| 1335 | Gabriel Batistuta | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1988–2005 | 80.2 |
| 1336 | Kawhi Leonard | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 80.2 |
| 1337 | Félix Trinidad | Boxing | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1990–2008 | 80.2 |
| 1338 | Maurice Greene | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2008 | 80.2 |
| 1339 | Hennadiy Avdyeyenko | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1983–1992 | 80.2 |
| 1340 | Christian Vieri | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1991–2009 | 80.2 |
| 1341 | Christian Coleman | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 80.2 |
| 1342 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1988 | 80.2 |
| 1343 | Daiya Seto | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2012–active | 80.2 |
| 1344 | Stanley Ketchel | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1903–1910 | 80.2 |
| 1345 | Alan Davidson | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1953–1963 | 80.2 |
| 1346 | Ann Meyers | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1980 | 80.2 |
| 1347 | Warren Bardsley | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1903–1926 | 80.2 |
| 1348 | Trevor Bailey | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 1945–1967 | 80.2 |
| 1349 | Johnny Douglas | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 1901–1930 | 80.2 |
| 1350 | Clint Benedict | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1930 | 80.2 |
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