- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1988–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
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.
Quick answer
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
- 2003–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1973–1989
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1969–1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1978–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1980–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇨🇼 Curaçao
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1989–2005
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1932–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1969–1976
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1978–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1958–1968
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1962–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1960–1978
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1951–1958
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1968–1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1994–2004
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2002
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1962–1974
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 87.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1971–1991
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1992–2009
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2003–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1988–1998
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1912–1926
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1989–2001
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1968–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1947–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–2025
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 79.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–2008
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 95.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1951–1968
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1972–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1989–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1984–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1975–1994
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1979–1995
- Country
- 🇪🇨 Ecuador
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1902–1926
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2201 | Craig Biggio | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2007 | 76.3 |
| 2202 | Troy Polamalu | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2014 | 76.3 |
| 2203 | Sergi Bruguera | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1988–2002 | 76.3 |
| 2204 | Bob Gainey | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1973–1989 | 76.3 |
| 2205 | Ken Riley | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1983 | 76.3 |
| 2206 | Paul Molitor | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1998 | 76.3 |
| 2207 | Lee Smith | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1997 | 76.3 |
| 2208 | Kenley Jansen | Baseball | 🇨🇼 Curaçao | 2010–active | 76.3 |
| 2209 | Larry Walker | Baseball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1989–2005 | 76.3 |
| 2210 | Arky Vaughan | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1948 | 76.3 |
| 2211 | Aleksandr Mostovoi | Football | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1986–2005 | 76.3 |
| 2212 | Penny Oleksiak | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2016–active | 76.3 |
| 2213 | Mayumi Aoki | Swimming | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1969–1976 | 76.3 |
| 2214 | Warren Moon | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–2000 | 76.3 |
| 2215 | Ted Dexter | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1958–1968 | 76.3 |
| 2216 | Terry Bradshaw | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1970–1983 | 76.3 |
| 2217 | Lance Alworth | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1962–1972 | 76.3 |
| 2218 | Rod Gilbert | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1960–1978 | 76.3 |
| 2219 | Jack Christiansen | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1958 | 76.3 |
| 2220 | Elvin Bethea | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1968–1983 | 76.3 |
| 2221 | Ricardo Busquets | Swimming | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1994–2004 | 76.3 |
| 2222 | Christian Wörns | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1990–2008 | 76.3 |
| 2223 | José María Giménez | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2013–active | 76.3 |
| 2224 | Frédérique Bangué | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2002 | 76.3 |
| 2225 | Jacques Laperrière | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1962–1974 | 76.3 |
| 2226 | Ray Lewis | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2012 | 76.2 |
| 2227 | Guy Lafleur | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1971–1991 | 76.2 |
| 2228 | Pedro Martínez | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1992–2009 | 76.2 |
| 2229 | Chris Webber | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2008 | 76.2 |
| 2230 | Andre Johnson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2016 | 76.2 |
| 2231 | Felix Auböck | Swimming | 🇦🇹 Austria | 2013–active | 76.2 |
| 2232 | Marlenis Costa | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1988–2000 | 76.2 |
| 2233 | Brigitte Becue | Swimming | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1988–1998 | 76.2 |
| 2234 | Alan Trammell | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1996 | 76.2 |
| 2235 | Pat O'Hara Wood | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1912–1926 | 76.2 |
| 2236 | Michael Atherton | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1989–2001 | 76.2 |
| 2237 | Larry Csonka | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1968–1979 | 76.2 |
| 2238 | Pete Pihos | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1955 | 76.2 |
| 2239 | Patrick van Balkom | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1993–2004 | 76.2 |
| 2240 | Christopher Nkunku | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2016–2025 | 76.2 |
| 2241 | Victor Osimhen | Football | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 2017–active | 76.2 |
| 2242 | Annika Sörenstam | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1992–2008 | 76.1 |
| 2243 | Connor McDavid | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2015–active | 76.1 |
| 2244 | Mickey Mantle | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1968 | 76.1 |
| 2245 | Mike Schmidt | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1989 | 76.1 |
| 2246 | Barry Sanders | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–1998 | 76.1 |
| 2247 | Steve Young | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–1999 | 76.1 |
| 2248 | Bryan Trottier | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1975–1994 | 76.1 |
| 2249 | Andrés Gómez | Tennis | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | 1979–1995 | 76.1 |
| 2250 | Rube Foster | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1902–1926 | 76.1 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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