- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
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
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2012
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1894–1927
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1932–1943
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1926–1937
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1893–1899
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1997–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 65.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1921–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1916–1934
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2012
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1998–2004
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1952–1959
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1979–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1994–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2004–2016
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1960–1976
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1922–1946
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1948–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1924–1933
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1956–1966
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1996–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1986
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1981–1992
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1910–1925
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–1996
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1956–1969
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1956–1966
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1970–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1995–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1962–1975
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1954–1963
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1947–1965
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1936–1975
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1925–1934
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1937–1946
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1924–1938
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1965–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1975–1995
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1972–1985
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2751 | Patrick Makau | Athletics | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 2008–2016 | 73.9 |
| 2752 | Lydia Jacoby | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 73.9 |
| 2753 | Evgeniya Artamonova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1990–2012 | 73.9 |
| 2754 | James Braid | Golf | 🏴 Scotland | 1894–1927 | 73.9 |
| 2755 | Bill Hewitt | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1943 | 73.9 |
| 2756 | Bun Cook | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1937 | 73.9 |
| 2757 | Graham Drinkwater | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1893–1899 | 73.9 |
| 2758 | Adrian Mutu | Football | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1997–2016 | 73.9 |
| 2759 | Monica De Gennaro | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2004–active | 73.8 |
| 2760 | Goose Goslin | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1921–1938 | 73.8 |
| 2761 | Johan Kriek | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1994 | 73.8 |
| 2762 | Burleigh Grimes | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1916–1934 | 73.8 |
| 2763 | Zoila Barros | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1996–2012 | 73.8 |
| 2764 | Zoë Baker | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1998–2004 | 73.8 |
| 2765 | Bobby Dillon | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1952–1959 | 73.8 |
| 2766 | Randy Stoklos | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1996 | 73.8 |
| 2767 | Todd Rogers | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2016 | 73.8 |
| 2768 | Coralie Balmy | Swimming | 🇫🇷 France | 2004–2016 | 73.8 |
| 2769 | Fred Stolle | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1960–1976 | 73.8 |
| 2770 | Yannick Noah | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1977–1996 | 73.8 |
| 2771 | Cool Papa Bell | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1922–1946 | 73.8 |
| 2772 | George Connor | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1955 | 73.8 |
| 2773 | Zak Crawley | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 2017–active | 73.8 |
| 2774 | Steve Owen | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1933 | 73.8 |
| 2775 | Dušan Vlahović | Football | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2016–active | 73.8 |
| 2776 | Yuri Chesnokov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1956–1966 | 73.8 |
| 2777 | Rodrigão | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1998–2016 | 73.8 |
| 2778 | Terrell Owens | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2010 | 73.7 |
| 2779 | Lang Ping | Volleyball | 🇨🇳 China | 1978–1986 | 73.7 |
| 2780 | Mike Singletary | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–1992 | 73.7 |
| 2781 | Georges Vézina | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1910–1925 | 73.7 |
| 2782 | Cam Neely | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1983–1996 | 73.7 |
| 2783 | Sam Huff | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1969 | 73.7 |
| 2784 | Alex Olmedo | Tennis | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1956–1966 | 73.7 |
| 2785 | Cliff Harris | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1970–1979 | 73.7 |
| 2786 | James Carter | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2004 | 73.7 |
| 2787 | Bill Bowrey | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1962–1975 | 73.7 |
| 2788 | Neale Fraser | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1954–1963 | 73.7 |
| 2789 | Roberto Alomar | Baseball | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 1988–2004 | 73.7 |
| 2790 | Tom Johnson | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1947–1965 | 73.7 |
| 2791 | Bobby Locke | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1936–1975 | 73.7 |
| 2792 | Red Grange | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1925–1934 | 73.7 |
| 2793 | Ace Parker | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1937–1946 | 73.7 |
| 2794 | Hap Day | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1924–1938 | 73.7 |
| 2795 | Anna Danesi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2014–active | 73.7 |
| 2796 | Dick Butkus | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1973 | 73.6 |
| 2797 | Peter Šťastný | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 1975–1995 | 73.6 |
| 2798 | Victor Wembanyama | Basketball | 🇫🇷 France | 2019–active | 73.6 |
| 2799 | Steve Shutt | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1972–1985 | 73.6 |
| 2800 | Grigor Dimitrov | Tennis | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 2008–active | 73.6 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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