GOAT Rank · 5087

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2701

Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok

74.1

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 97.0
Dominance: 98.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 99.0
Longevity: 99.0

Athlete: Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok

2702

Marvin Harrison

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1996–2008
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Marvin Harrison

2703

Richard Gasquet

74.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2002–2025
Country: 🇫🇷 France

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

Athlete: Richard Gasquet

2704

Mickey Cochrane

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1925–1937
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Mickey Cochrane

2705

Harold Mahony

74.1

Sport: Tennis
Career: 1890–1905
Country: 🇮🇪 Ireland

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Harold Mahony

2706

Waite Hoyt

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1918–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Waite Hoyt

2707

Bruce Sutter

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1976–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bruce Sutter

2708

Stefon Diggs

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Stefon Diggs

2709

A.J. Green

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 2011–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: A.J. Green

2710

Randall Bal

74.1

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2000–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 68.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Randall Bal

2711

Bill Freehan

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1961–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bill Freehan

2712

Whitey Ford

74.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1950–1967
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Whitey Ford

2713

Walt Kiesling

74.1

Sport: American Football
Career: 1926–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Walt Kiesling

2714

Artem Dovbyk

74.1

Sport: Football
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 65.0

Athlete: Artem Dovbyk

2715

Simona Gioli

74.1

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1996–2016
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

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

Athlete: Simona Gioli

2716

William Arjona

74.1

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2000–2021
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: William Arjona

2717

Ben Hogan

74.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1930–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 91.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Ben Hogan

2718

Ken Griffey Jr.

74.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1989–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ken Griffey Jr.

2719

Mike Trout

74.0

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

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Mike Trout

2720

Rob Gronkowski

74.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 2010–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Rob Gronkowski

2721

Zdeno Chára

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1996–2022
Country: 🇸🇰 Slovakia

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Zdeno Chára

2722

Joe Thornton

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1997–2022
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Joe Thornton

2723

Barbora Krejčíková

74.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Barbora Krejčíková

2724

Madison Keys

74.0

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

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

Athlete: Madison Keys

2725

Dinara Safina

74.0

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2000–2014
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Dinara Safina

2726

Don Drysdale

74.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1956–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Don Drysdale

2727

Orlando Cepeda

74.0

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1958–1974
Country: 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Orlando Cepeda

2728

Ja'Marr Chase

74.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 2021–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Ja'Marr Chase

2729

Howie Long

74.0

Sport: American Football
Career: 1981–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Howie Long

2730

Harry Hyland

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1908–1918
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Harry Hyland

2731

George Hay

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1921–1934
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: George Hay

2732

Paolo Barelli

74.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1970–1980
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Paolo Barelli

2733

Leith Brodie

74.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2006–2014
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Leith Brodie

2734

Dirk Braunleder

74.0

Sport: Swimming
Career: 1990–1998
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Dirk Braunleder

2735

Orlando Bennett

74.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇯🇲 Jamaica

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Orlando Bennett

2736

João Félix

74.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2017–active
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

Peak: 80.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: João Félix

2737

Yoann Gourcuff

74.0

Sport: Football
Career: 2004–2019
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 75.0
Statistics: 72.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Yoann Gourcuff

2738

Tommy Dunderdale

74.0

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1906–1924
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Tommy Dunderdale

2739

Douglas Carr

74.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 1909–1914
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Douglas Carr

2740

Kent Nilsson

73.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1974–1995
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Kent Nilsson

2741

Kei Nishikori

73.9

Sport: Tennis
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

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

Athlete: Kei Nishikori

2742

Von Miller

73.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Von Miller

2743

Sarah Nurse

73.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Sarah Nurse

2744

Max Carey

73.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1910–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Max Carey

2745

Magaly Carvajal

73.9

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1986–2000
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Magaly Carvajal

2746

Harry Cameron

73.9

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1912–1926
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Harry Cameron

2747

Bill Mazeroski

73.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1956–1972
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Bill Mazeroski

2748

Johnny Evers

73.9

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1902–1929
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Johnny Evers

2749

Jason Taylor

73.9

Sport: American Football
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jason Taylor

2750

Maurício Lima

73.9

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1988–2006
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

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

Athlete: Maurício Lima

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2701	Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–active	74.1
2702	Marvin Harrison	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2008	74.1
2703	Richard Gasquet	Tennis	🇫🇷 France	2002–2025	74.1
2704	Mickey Cochrane	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1925–1937	74.1
2705	Harold Mahony	Tennis	🇮🇪 Ireland	1890–1905	74.1
2706	Waite Hoyt	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1918–1938	74.1
2707	Bruce Sutter	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1988	74.1
2708	Stefon Diggs	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2015–active	74.1
2709	A.J. Green	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2022	74.1
2710	Randall Bal	Swimming	🇺🇸 United States	2000–2012	74.1
2711	Bill Freehan	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1976	74.1
2712	Whitey Ford	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1967	74.1
2713	Walt Kiesling	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1926–1938	74.1
2714	Artem Dovbyk	Football	🇺🇦 Ukraine	2015–active	74.1
2715	Simona Gioli	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	1996–2016	74.1
2716	William Arjona	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2000–2021	74.1
2717	Ben Hogan	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1971	74.0
2718	Ken Griffey Jr.	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2010	74.0
2719	Mike Trout	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	74.0
2720	Rob Gronkowski	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2021	74.0
2721	Zdeno Chára	Ice Hockey	🇸🇰 Slovakia	1996–2022	74.0
2722	Joe Thornton	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1997–2022	74.0
2723	Barbora Krejčíková	Tennis	🇨🇿 Czech Republic	2013–active	74.0
2724	Madison Keys	Tennis	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	74.0
2725	Dinara Safina	Tennis	🇷🇺 Russia	2000–2014	74.0
2726	Don Drysdale	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1969	74.0
2727	Orlando Cepeda	Baseball	🇵🇷 Puerto Rico	1958–1974	74.0
2728	Ja'Marr Chase	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2021–active	74.0
2729	Howie Long	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1993	74.0
2730	Harry Hyland	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1908–1918	74.0
2731	George Hay	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1921–1934	74.0
2732	Paolo Barelli	Swimming	🇮🇹 Italy	1970–1980	74.0
2733	Leith Brodie	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2006–2014	74.0
2734	Dirk Braunleder	Swimming	🇩🇪 Germany	1990–1998	74.0
2735	Orlando Bennett	Athletics	🇯🇲 Jamaica	2017–active	74.0
2736	João Félix	Football	🇵🇹 Portugal	2017–active	74.0
2737	Yoann Gourcuff	Football	🇫🇷 France	2004–2019	74.0
2738	Tommy Dunderdale	Ice Hockey	🇦🇺 Australia	1906–1924	74.0
2739	Douglas Carr	Cricket	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1909–1914	74.0
2740	Kent Nilsson	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1974–1995	73.9
2741	Kei Nishikori	Tennis	🇯🇵 Japan	2007–active	73.9
2742	Von Miller	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	73.9
2743	Sarah Nurse	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	2013–active	73.9
2744	Max Carey	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1929	73.9
2745	Magaly Carvajal	Volleyball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1986–2000	73.9
2746	Harry Cameron	Ice Hockey	🇨🇦 Canada	1912–1926	73.9
2747	Bill Mazeroski	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1972	73.9
2748	Johnny Evers	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1902–1929	73.9
2749	Jason Taylor	American Football	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	73.9
2750	Maurício Lima	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1988–2006	73.9

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