GOAT Rank · 5087

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1601

Alycia Baumgardner

78.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Alycia Baumgardner

1602

Makhaya Ntini

78.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1995–2011
Country: 🇿🇦 South Africa

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Makhaya Ntini

1603

Shafali Verma

78.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇮🇳 India

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Shafali Verma

1604

Rabah Madjer

78.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1978–1992
Country: 🇩🇿 Algeria

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 76.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Rabah Madjer

1605

Derek Redmond

78.9

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1985–1993
Country: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Derek Redmond

1606

Frank Boucher

78.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1921–1944
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Frank Boucher

1607

Jack Brown

78.9

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1889–1904
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jack Brown

1608

Mia St. John

78.9

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1997–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Mia St. John

1609

Marina Azyabina

78.9

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1988–1996
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Marina Azyabina

1610

Zbigniew Boniek

78.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1975–1988
Country: 🇵🇱 Poland

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Zbigniew Boniek

1611

Álvaro Recoba

78.9

Sport: Football
Career: 1994–2015
Country: 🇺🇾 Uruguay

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Álvaro Recoba

1612

Iona Anderson

78.9

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2021–active
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Iona Anderson

1613

Monica Seles

78.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1988–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Monica Seles

1614

Verónica Boquete

78.8

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–active
Country: 🇪🇸 Spain

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Verónica Boquete

1615

Jimmy Butler

78.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jimmy Butler

1616

Michael Chang

78.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1988–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Michael Chang

1617

Charline Labonté

78.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1999–2017
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Charline Labonté

1618

Barbora Strýcová

78.8

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2002–2023
Country: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Barbora Strýcová

1619

Goran Dragić

78.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2008–2023
Country: 🇸🇮 Slovenia

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

Athlete: Goran Dragić

1620

Scott Niedermayer

78.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2010
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Scott Niedermayer

1621

Shannon Sharpe

78.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1990–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Shannon Sharpe

1622

Ed Belfour

78.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1988–2007
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Ed Belfour

1623

Willie Davis

78.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1958–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Willie Davis

1624

Jack Lambert

78.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1974–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jack Lambert

1625

Mike Brearley

78.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1961–1983
Country: 🇬🇧 England

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

Athlete: Mike Brearley

1626

Jofra Archer

78.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇬🇧 England

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Jofra Archer

1627

Bob Barber

78.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1954–1969
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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

Athlete: Bob Barber

1628

Don Maynard

78.8

Sport: American Football
Career: 1958–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Don Maynard

1629

Dyana Calub

78.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1996–2004
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Dyana Calub

1630

Ajayi Agbebaku

78.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1980–1988
Country: 🇳🇬 Nigeria

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

Athlete: Ajayi Agbebaku

1631

Aleksandar Kolarov

78.8

Sport: Football
Career: 2005–2022
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 85.0

Athlete: Aleksandar Kolarov

1632

Asamoah Gyan

78.8

Sport: Football
Career: 2003–2021
Country: 🇬🇭 Ghana

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 75.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Asamoah Gyan

1633

Tanju Çolak

78.8

Sport: Football
Career: 1983–1994
Country: 🇹🇷 Turkey

Peak: 85.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: Tanju Çolak

1634

Kirsty Balfour

78.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2002–2009
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Kirsty Balfour

1635

Amber Anning

78.8

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Amber Anning

1636

Christian Taylor

78.7

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

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

Athlete: Christian Taylor

1637

Terry Sawchuk

78.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1947–1970
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

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

Athlete: Terry Sawchuk

1638

Dick McGuire

78.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1949–1960
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Dick McGuire

1639

Lindsay Benko

78.7

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1996–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Lindsay Benko

1640

T.J. Watt

78.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: T.J. Watt

1641

Mashrafe Mortaza

78.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2001–2020
Country: 🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Mashrafe Mortaza

1642

Wasim Bari

78.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1964–1984
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Wasim Bari

1643

Danni Wyatt-Hodge

78.7

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Danni Wyatt-Hodge

1644

Derrick Adkins

78.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1990–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Derrick Adkins

1645

René Lacoste

78.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1922–1932
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: René Lacoste

1646

Ed Macauley

78.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1949–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Ed Macauley

1647

Carol Blazejowski

78.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1974–1982
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 64.0

Athlete: Carol Blazejowski

1648

John Hannah

78.7

Sport: American Football
Career: 1973–1985
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: John Hannah

1649

Tony DeMarco

78.7

Sport: Boxing
Career: 1948–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Tony DeMarco

1650

Wilmer Allison

78.7

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1927–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Wilmer Allison

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
1601	Alycia Baumgardner	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	2017–active	78.9
1602	Makhaya Ntini	Cricket	🇿🇦 South Africa	1995–2011	78.9
1603	Shafali Verma	Cricket	🇮🇳 India	2019–active	78.9
1604	Rabah Madjer	Football	🇩🇿 Algeria	1978–1992	78.9
1605	Derek Redmond	Athletics	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England	1985–1993	78.9
1606	Frank Boucher	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1944	78.9
1607	Jack Brown	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1889–1904	78.9
1608	Mia St. John	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2016	78.9
1609	Marina Azyabina	Athletics	🇷🇺 Russia	1988–1996	78.9
1610	Zbigniew Boniek	Football	🇵🇱 Poland	1975–1988	78.9
1611	Álvaro Recoba	Football	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1994–2015	78.9
1612	Iona Anderson	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2021–active	78.9
1613	Monica Seles	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2003	78.8
1614	Verónica Boquete	Football	🇪🇸 Spain	2005–active	78.8
1615	Jimmy Butler	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	78.8
1616	Michael Chang	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1988–2003	78.8
1617	Charline Labonté	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1999–2017	78.8
1618	Barbora Strýcová	Tennis	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	2002–2023	78.8
1619	Goran Dragić	Basketball	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2008–2023	78.8
1620	Scott Niedermayer	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1991–2010	78.8
1621	Shannon Sharpe	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2003	78.8
1622	Ed Belfour	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1988–2007	78.8
1623	Willie Davis	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1969	78.8
1624	Jack Lambert	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1984	78.8
1625	Mike Brearley	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	1961–1983	78.8
1626	Jofra Archer	Cricket	🇬🇧 England	2016–active	78.8
1627	Bob Barber	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1954–1969	78.8
1628	Don Maynard	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1973	78.8
1629	Dyana Calub	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	1996–2004	78.8
1630	Ajayi Agbebaku	Athletics	🇳🇬 Nigeria	1980–1988	78.8
1631	Aleksandar Kolarov	Football	🇷🇸 Serbia	2005–2022	78.8
1632	Asamoah Gyan	Football	🇬🇭 Ghana	2003–2021	78.8
1633	Tanju Çolak	Football	🇹🇷 Turkey	1983–1994	78.8
1634	Kirsty Balfour	Swimming	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2002–2009	78.8
1635	Amber Anning	Athletics	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2018–active	78.8
1636	Christian Taylor	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	78.7
1637	Terry Sawchuk	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1947–1970	78.7
1638	Dick McGuire	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1960	78.7
1639	Lindsay Benko	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2004	78.7
1640	T.J. Watt	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2017–active	78.7
1641	Mashrafe Mortaza	Cricket	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	2001–2020	78.7
1642	Wasim Bari	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	1964–1984	78.7
1643	Danni Wyatt-Hodge	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2010–active	78.7
1644	Derrick Adkins	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2000	78.7
1645	René Lacoste	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	1922–1932	78.7
1646	Ed Macauley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1959	78.7
1647	Carol Blazejowski	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1982	78.7
1648	John Hannah	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1973–1985	78.7
1649	Tony DeMarco	Boxing	🇺🇸 United States	1948–1962	78.7
1650	Wilmer Allison	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	1927–1938	78.7

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