- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1919–1926
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
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
- 1977–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1952–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1947–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1994–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1983–1993
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–2023
- Country
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1989–2003
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1978–1984
- Country
- 🇩🇪 East Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1926–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1936–1959
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1971–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1956
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1955–1969
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1992–2016
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1959–1972
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1985–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1935–1941
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1915–1941
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1999–2023
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1934–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1950–1968
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1996–2015
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1998–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1947–1975
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1968–1984
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1963–1977
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1959–1980
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1401 | Suzanne Lenglen | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1919–1926 | 79.8 |
| 1402 | Michael Spinks | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1988 | 79.8 |
| 1403 | Kyrie Irving | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 79.8 |
| 1404 | Glenn Hall | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1952–1971 | 79.8 |
| 1405 | Mohammed Ahmed | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–active | 79.8 |
| 1406 | Carl Braun | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1962 | 79.8 |
| 1407 | Aleksandr Averbukh | Athletics | 🇮🇱 Israel | 1994–2009 | 79.8 |
| 1408 | Jelena Mrdjenovich | Boxing | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2004–active | 79.8 |
| 1409 | Kriss Akabusi | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1983–1993 | 79.8 |
| 1410 | Tamim Iqbal | Cricket | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 2007–2023 | 79.8 |
| 1411 | Davor Šuker | Football | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1989–2003 | 79.8 |
| 1412 | Kosuke Hagino | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2012–2021 | 79.8 |
| 1413 | Petra Schneider | Swimming | 🇩🇪 East Germany | 1978–1984 | 79.8 |
| 1414 | Duncan Scott | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–active | 79.8 |
| 1415 | Lusia Harris | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1980 | 79.8 |
| 1416 | George Hainsworth | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1937 | 79.8 |
| 1417 | Bobby Riggs | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1959 | 79.8 |
| 1418 | Randy Williams | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1984 | 79.8 |
| 1419 | Ken McGregor | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1946–1956 | 79.8 |
| 1420 | Jimmy Binks | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1955–1969 | 79.8 |
| 1421 | Glen Chapple | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1992–2016 | 79.8 |
| 1422 | Rafael van der Vaart | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2000–2019 | 79.8 |
| 1423 | Silvio Marzolini | Football | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1959–1972 | 79.8 |
| 1424 | Sir Trevor David Brooking | Football | 🏴 England | 1968–1984 | 79.8 |
| 1425 | Mike Tyson | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–2005 | 79.7 |
| 1426 | Rohit Sharma | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 2007–active | 79.7 |
| 1427 | Teresa Weatherspoon | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2004 | 79.7 |
| 1428 | Smriti Mandhana | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 2013–active | 79.7 |
| 1429 | Delfine Persoon | Boxing | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2010–active | 79.7 |
| 1430 | Thomas Ceccon | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2018–active | 79.7 |
| 1431 | Daniil Medvedev | Tennis | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2014–active | 79.7 |
| 1432 | Hank Luisetti | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1941 | 79.7 |
| 1433 | Oscar Charleston | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1941 | 79.7 |
| 1434 | Selemon Barega | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2016–active | 79.7 |
| 1435 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 1994–2008 | 79.7 |
| 1436 | Joaquín Sánchez | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1999–2023 | 79.7 |
| 1437 | Ace Gruenig | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1948 | 79.7 |
| 1438 | Simona Quadarella | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2015–active | 79.7 |
| 1439 | Ron Francis | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1981–2004 | 79.7 |
| 1440 | Bernie Geoffrion | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1950–1968 | 79.7 |
| 1441 | Rio Ferdinand | Football | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1996–2015 | 79.6 |
| 1442 | AB de Villiers | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2004–2021 | 79.6 |
| 1443 | Paul Pierce | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2017 | 79.6 |
| 1444 | Jacques Plante | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1947–1975 | 79.6 |
| 1445 | Vladislav Tretiak | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1968–1984 | 79.6 |
| 1446 | Günter Netzer | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1963–1977 | 79.6 |
| 1447 | Patri Guijarro | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2015–active | 79.6 |
| 1448 | Sadaharu Oh | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1959–1980 | 79.6 |
| 1449 | LaMarcus Aldridge | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2021 | 79.6 |
| 1450 | Karl-Anthony Towns | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 79.6 |
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