- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
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
- American Football
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1963–1979
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1995–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1890–1897
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1918–1928
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1928–1936
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 99.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1969–1992
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1932–1950
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1917–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1991–2005
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1923–1981
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2014
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1938–1965
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1965–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1981–2004
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1980–1993
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1978–1993
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1957–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1967–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1990–2011
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1886–1903
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1921–1933
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–2023
- Country
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1945–1963
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1986–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1983–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇨🇲 Cameroon
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1955–1975
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1924–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1958–1967
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇧🇩 Bangladesh
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1954–1960
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1956–1978
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1961–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1942–1953
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1916–1933
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–2003
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1977–1993
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1938–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2051 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1998–2012 | 77.0 |
| 2052 | Walter Jones | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2008 | 77.0 |
| 2053 | Zack Greinke | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2023 | 77.0 |
| 2054 | Yvan Cournoyer | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1963–1979 | 77.0 |
| 2055 | Curtis Martin | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2005 | 77.0 |
| 2056 | Wilfred Baddeley | Tennis | 🏴 England | 1890–1897 | 77.0 |
| 2057 | Sprague Cleghorn | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1918–1928 | 77.0 |
| 2058 | Fred Bakewell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1928–1936 | 77.0 |
| 2059 | Lewis Hamilton | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2007–active | 76.9 |
| 2060 | Steve Yzerman | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1983–2006 | 76.9 |
| 2061 | Guillermo Vilas | Tennis | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1969–1992 | 76.9 |
| 2062 | Bill Brown | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1932–1950 | 76.9 |
| 2063 | Bullet Rogan | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1917–1938 | 76.9 |
| 2064 | Thomas Enqvist | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1991–2005 | 76.9 |
| 2065 | Shaine Casas | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 76.9 |
| 2066 | Foster Hewitt | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1923–1981 | 76.9 |
| 2067 | Yamilé Aldama | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1993–2014 | 76.9 |
| 2068 | Jaroslav Drobný | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1938–1965 | 76.9 |
| 2069 | Steve Carlton | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1988 | 76.9 |
| 2070 | Igor Larionov | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1981–2004 | 76.9 |
| 2071 | Ben Johnson | Athletics | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1980–1993 | 76.9 |
| 2072 | James Lofton | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1993 | 76.9 |
| 2073 | Paul Hornung | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1957–1966 | 76.9 |
| 2074 | Dermontti Dawson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2000 | 76.9 |
| 2075 | Larry Little | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1980 | 76.9 |
| 2076 | Dominic Cork | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 1990–2011 | 76.9 |
| 2077 | Bill Brockwell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1886–1903 | 76.9 |
| 2078 | Bob Catterall | Cricket | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1921–1933 | 76.9 |
| 2079 | Faustino Asprilla | Football | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1988–2004 | 76.9 |
| 2080 | Gary Ballance | Cricket | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 2008–2023 | 76.9 |
| 2081 | Donald Carr | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1945–1963 | 76.9 |
| 2082 | Greg Maddux | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–2008 | 76.8 |
| 2083 | Dan Marino | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–1999 | 76.8 |
| 2084 | Marie-Philip Poulin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2007–active | 76.8 |
| 2085 | Joel Embiid | Basketball | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 2014–active | 76.8 |
| 2086 | Henri Richard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1955–1975 | 76.8 |
| 2087 | Jenny Potter | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2011 | 76.8 |
| 2088 | Alec Connell | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1924–1937 | 76.8 |
| 2089 | Jim Taylor | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1967 | 76.8 |
| 2090 | Mustafizur Rahman | Cricket | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | 2014–active | 76.8 |
| 2091 | Jon Henricks | Swimming | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1954–1960 | 76.8 |
| 2092 | Frank Mahovlich | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1956–1978 | 76.8 |
| 2093 | Gerry Cheevers | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1961–1980 | 76.8 |
| 2094 | Bill Dudley | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1942–1953 | 76.8 |
| 2095 | Reg Noble | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1916–1933 | 76.8 |
| 2096 | Deborah Babashoff | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1980 | 76.8 |
| 2097 | Doug Gilmour | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1983–2003 | 76.8 |
| 2098 | Regla Bell | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1990–2004 | 76.8 |
| 2099 | Phil Bainbridge | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1977–1993 | 76.8 |
| 2100 | Frank Brimsek | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1950 | 76.8 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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