GGOATRANK

GOAT Rank · 4005

Greatest athletes of all time

This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.

#AthleteGOAT Score
Sport
Ice Hockey
Career
19211934
Country
🇨🇦 Canada
Peak
90.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: George Hay
Sport
Cricket
Career
19091914
Country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Peak
88.0
Dominance
76.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
66.0
Athlete: Douglas Carr
Sport
American Football
Career
2011active
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
78.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Von Miller
Sport
Ice Hockey
Career
2013active
Country
🇨🇦 Canada
Peak
94.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
72.0
Athlete: Sarah Nurse
Sport
Baseball
Career
19101929
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
90.0
Athlete: Max Carey
Sport
Baseball
Career
19021929
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: Johnny Evers
Sport
American Football
Career
19972011
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
84.0
Athlete: Jason Taylor
Sport
Swimming
Career
2019active
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
78.0
Honours
78.0
Longevity
62.0
Athlete: Lydia Jacoby
Sport
Golf
Career
18941927
Country
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland
Peak
94.0
Dominance
90.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
90.0
Longevity
88.0
Athlete: James Braid
Sport
American Football
Career
19321943
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Bill Hewitt
Sport
Ice Hockey
Career
19261937
Country
🇨🇦 Canada
Peak
88.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Bun Cook
Sport
Baseball
Career
19211938
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
88.0
Athlete: Goose Goslin
Sport
Tennis
Career
19771994
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
70.0
Statistics
82.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Johan Kriek
Sport
Swimming
Career
19982004
Country
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Peak
88.0
Dominance
70.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
66.0
Athlete: Zoë Baker
Sport
American Football
Career
19521959
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
82.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: Bobby Dillon
Sport
Volleyball
Career
19942016
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
86.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
88.0
Athlete: Todd Rogers
Sport
Tennis
Career
19601976
Country
🇦🇺 Australia
Peak
86.0
Dominance
74.0
Statistics
78.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Fred Stolle
Sport
American Football
Career
19481955
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
92.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
74.0
Athlete: George Connor
Sport
Cricket
Career
2017active
Country
🇬🇧 England
Peak
90.0
Dominance
72.0
Statistics
86.0
Honours
72.0
Longevity
76.0
Athlete: Zak Crawley
Sport
American Football
Career
19241933
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
82.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
86.0
Longevity
80.0
Athlete: Steve Owen
Sport
Volleyball
Career
19982016
Country
🇧🇷 Brazil
Peak
90.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
90.0
Longevity
88.0
Athlete: Rodrigão
Sport
American Football
Career
19962010
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
88.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
92.0
Honours
76.0
Longevity
86.0
Athlete: Terrell Owens
Sport
Volleyball
Career
19781986
Country
🇨🇳 China
Peak
94.0
Dominance
90.0
Statistics
88.0
Honours
90.0
Longevity
76.0
Athlete: Lang Ping
Sport
Ice Hockey
Career
19831996
Country
🇨🇦 Canada
Peak
94.0
Dominance
84.0
Statistics
90.0
Honours
80.0
Longevity
72.0
Athlete: Cam Neely
Sport
American Football
Career
19561969
Country
🇺🇸 United States
Peak
90.0
Dominance
80.0
Statistics
84.0
Honours
84.0
Longevity
82.0
Athlete: Sam Huff

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How is this ranking calculated?

Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

Who is included?

Only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible.

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