- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
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
- 1997–2012
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1961–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1963–1979
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1985–1998
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2004–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1940–1945
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1979–1991
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1918–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2014–2023
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1982–1992
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1958–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1928–1947
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1921–1947
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1987–2006
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 58.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2005
- Country
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1989–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1953–1972
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1945–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1984–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2002–2018
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2001–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1991–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1966–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2010–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1908–1924
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1942–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1956–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1880–1893
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2001–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1986–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–2024
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1964–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1957–1965
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1996–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1989–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2003–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2002–2020
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2000–2014
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1967–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1932–1949
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1451 | Margo Dydek | Basketball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1994–2008 | 79.6 |
| 1452 | Ricky Hatton | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1997–2012 | 79.6 |
| 1453 | Deacon Jones | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1974 | 79.6 |
| 1454 | B. S. Chandrasekhar | Cricket | 🇮🇳 India | 1963–1979 | 79.6 |
| 1455 | Andy Roddick | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2012 | 79.6 |
| 1456 | Chris Eubank | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1985–1998 | 79.6 |
| 1457 | Larry Fitzgerald | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2020 | 79.6 |
| 1458 | Devin Haney | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 79.6 |
| 1459 | Gunder Hägg | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1940–1945 | 79.6 |
| 1460 | Gretchen Walsh | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–active | 79.6 |
| 1461 | Sidney Moncrief | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1991 | 79.6 |
| 1462 | Tiger Flowers | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1918–1927 | 79.6 |
| 1463 | Moeen Ali | Cricket | 🏴 England | 2014–2023 | 79.6 |
| 1464 | Yelena Belevskaya | Athletics | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1982–1992 | 79.6 |
| 1465 | Ray Nitschke | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1972 | 79.6 |
| 1466 | Bill Bowes | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 1928–1947 | 79.6 |
| 1467 | Stewie Dempster | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1921–1947 | 79.6 |
| 1468 | Alessandro Costacurta | Football | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1987–2006 | 79.6 |
| 1469 | Mario Götze | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2010–active | 79.6 |
| 1470 | Zlatko Zahovič | Football | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 1990–2005 | 79.6 |
| 1471 | Mike Modano | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2011 | 79.6 |
| 1472 | Sophie Ecclestone | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–active | 79.5 |
| 1473 | Nicola Pietrangeli | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1953–1972 | 79.5 |
| 1474 | Bob Davies | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1945–1955 | 79.5 |
| 1475 | Meldrick Taylor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2002 | 79.5 |
| 1476 | David Haye | Boxing | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–2018 | 79.5 |
| 1477 | Jermain Taylor | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2014 | 79.5 |
| 1478 | Rebecca Lobo | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1991–2003 | 79.5 |
| 1479 | Nida Dar | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2010–active | 79.5 |
| 1480 | Mike Burton | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1966–1972 | 79.5 |
| 1481 | DeMarcus Cousins | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2022 | 79.5 |
| 1482 | Joe Malone | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1908–1924 | 79.5 |
| 1483 | Rocky Graziano | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1942–1952 | 79.5 |
| 1484 | Forrest Gregg | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1971 | 79.5 |
| 1485 | Ernest Renshaw | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1880–1893 | 79.5 |
| 1486 | Grant Brits | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2015–active | 79.5 |
| 1487 | Mikele Barber | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2012 | 79.5 |
| 1488 | Barry Bonds | Baseball | 🇺🇸 USA | 1986–2007 | 79.4 |
| 1489 | Andy Murray | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2005–2024 | 79.4 |
| 1490 | Willis Reed | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1974 | 79.4 |
| 1491 | Peter Snell | Athletics | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1957–1965 | 79.4 |
| 1492 | Zab Judah | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2019 | 79.4 |
| 1493 | Sunday Bada | Athletics | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1989–2004 | 79.4 |
| 1494 | Dylan Armstrong | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2003–2014 | 79.4 |
| 1495 | Kenny Bednarek | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 79.4 |
| 1496 | Gabi Fernández | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2002–2020 | 79.4 |
| 1497 | Park Ji-sung | Football | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2000–2014 | 79.4 |
| 1498 | Sophia Smith | Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 79.4 |
| 1499 | Roger Brown | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1975 | 79.4 |
| 1500 | Frank Parker | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1949 | 79.4 |
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