- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- 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
- Athletics
- Career
- 2006–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1978–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1979–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 89.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 91.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1991–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1926–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1990–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1928–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2009–2022
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1966–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1994–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1977–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1965–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1979–1984
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1985–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1985–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1965–1977
- Country
- 🇧🇧 West Indies
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1936–1961
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1928
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1888–1893
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1896–1902
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1934–1959
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1976–1995
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2001–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1956–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1978–1994
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1996–2010
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–2024
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2009–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1980–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1927–1936
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1963–1978
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1898–1910
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1986–1992
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1961–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 99.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1994–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1990–2013
- Country
- 🇵🇦 Panama
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1953–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1751 | Iryna Sekachova | Athletics | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1997–2012 | 78.2 |
| 1752 | Trevor Barry | Athletics | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 2006–2017 | 78.2 |
| 1753 | Mark Messier | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1978–2004 | 78.1 |
| 1754 | Joe Montana | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1994 | 78.1 |
| 1755 | Brittney Griner | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 78.1 |
| 1756 | Hayley Wickenheiser | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1991–2017 | 78.1 |
| 1757 | James J. Braddock | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1926–1938 | 78.1 |
| 1758 | Cammi Granato | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1990–2005 | 78.1 |
| 1759 | Charley Hyatt | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1928–1937 | 78.1 |
| 1760 | Manny Ramírez | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1993–2011 | 78.1 |
| 1761 | Steve Smith Sr | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2016 | 78.1 |
| 1762 | Boglárka Kapás | Swimming | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2009–2022 | 78.1 |
| 1763 | Lou Hudson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1966–1979 | 78.1 |
| 1764 | Larry Allen | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2007 | 78.1 |
| 1765 | Tony Dorsett | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1988 | 78.1 |
| 1766 | Bernie Parent | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1965–1979 | 78.1 |
| 1767 | Craig Beardsley | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1984 | 78.1 |
| 1768 | Chris Doleman | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–1999 | 78.1 |
| 1769 | Kevin Greene | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–1999 | 78.1 |
| 1770 | Keith Boyce | Cricket | 🇧🇧 West Indies | 1965–1977 | 78.1 |
| 1771 | Martin Donnelly | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1936–1961 | 78.1 |
| 1772 | Hap Holmes | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1928 | 78.1 |
| 1773 | Oliver Campbell | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1888–1893 | 78.1 |
| 1774 | Malcolm Whitman | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1896–1902 | 78.1 |
| 1775 | Dennis Brookes | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1934–1959 | 78.1 |
| 1776 | Bukayo Saka | Football | 🏴 England | 2019–active | 78.1 |
| 1777 | Glenn Hoddle | Football | 🏴 England | 1976–1995 | 78.1 |
| 1778 | Drew Brees | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2020 | 78.0 |
| 1779 | Wilma Rudolph | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1962 | 78.0 |
| 1780 | Steve Cram | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1978–1994 | 78.0 |
| 1781 | Marco Arop | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2018–active | 78.0 |
| 1782 | Marin Čilić | Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2005–active | 78.0 |
| 1783 | Herschelle Gibbs | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1996–2010 | 78.0 |
| 1784 | Kelvin Kiptum | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2018–2024 | 78.0 |
| 1785 | Holly Barratt | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2009–2022 | 78.0 |
| 1786 | Art Monk | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1995 | 78.0 |
| 1787 | Cal Hubbard | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1936 | 78.0 |
| 1788 | Willie Brown | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1978 | 78.0 |
| 1789 | Russell Bowie | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1898–1910 | 78.0 |
| 1790 | Punch Broadbent | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1929 | 78.0 |
| 1791 | Tom Blundell | Cricket | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2013–active | 78.0 |
| 1792 | Patrick Stephan Kluivert | Football | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1995–2008 | 78.0 |
| 1793 | Frank Baltrusch | Swimming | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–1992 | 78.0 |
| 1794 | Jack Nicklaus | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1986 | 77.9 |
| 1795 | Reggie White | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2000 | 77.9 |
| 1796 | Iga Świątek | Tennis | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2016–active | 77.9 |
| 1797 | Martina Hingis | Tennis | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1994–2017 | 77.9 |
| 1798 | Mariano Rivera | Baseball | 🇵🇦 Panama | 1990–2013 | 77.9 |
| 1799 | Marco Reus | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–active | 77.9 |
| 1800 | Sonny Liston | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1970 | 77.9 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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