- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇱🇻 Latvia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
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
- Baseball
- Career
- 1923–1938
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1938–1947
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–1997
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1943–1950
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1994–2010
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1951–1959
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1948–1959
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1978–1994
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 75.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 65.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1960–1970
- Country
- 🇱🇻 Latvia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1996–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1944–1951
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1994–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1974–1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1972–1985
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1938–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1921–1928
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1951–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1938–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1969–1993
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1995–2004
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1980–2016
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 98.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1994–2016
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1934–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2001
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2003–2012
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1979–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1935–1949
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1945–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2004–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1888–1907
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1927–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2001
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1999–2012
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1936–1943
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2801 | Jeļena Ostapenko | Tennis | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 2012–active | 73.6 |
| 2802 | Bill Foster | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1923–1938 | 73.6 |
| 2803 | Sebastian Janikowski | American Football | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2000–2018 | 73.6 |
| 2804 | Bruiser Kinard | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1947 | 73.6 |
| 2805 | April Ross | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2022 | 73.6 |
| 2806 | Michael Stich | Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1988–1997 | 73.6 |
| 2807 | Bill Durnan | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1943–1950 | 73.6 |
| 2808 | Paul Kariya | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1994–2010 | 73.6 |
| 2809 | Raymond Floyd | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–2000 | 73.6 |
| 2810 | Jack Butler | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1959 | 73.6 |
| 2811 | Jim Burke | Cricket | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1948–1959 | 73.6 |
| 2812 | Yannick Stopyra | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1978–1994 | 73.6 |
| 2813 | Ivans Bugajenkovs | Volleyball | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 1960–1970 | 73.6 |
| 2814 | Pavel Datsyuk | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1996–2021 | 73.5 |
| 2815 | Steven Stamkos | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2008–active | 73.5 |
| 2816 | Steve Van Buren | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1944–1951 | 73.5 |
| 2817 | Thomas Johansson | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2009 | 73.5 |
| 2818 | Randy Gradishar | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1983 | 73.5 |
| 2819 | Roscoe Tanner | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1985 | 73.5 |
| 2820 | Daria Kasatkina | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2014–active | 73.5 |
| 2821 | Joe Gordon | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1950 | 73.5 |
| 2822 | Ryan Garcia | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 73.5 |
| 2823 | Eilish McColgan | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–active | 73.5 |
| 2824 | Simone Cerasuolo | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2019–active | 73.5 |
| 2825 | Paul Endacott | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1921–1928 | 73.5 |
| 2826 | Bobby Leonard | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1963 | 73.5 |
| 2827 | Sonny Boswell | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1948 | 73.5 |
| 2828 | Carlton Fisk | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1993 | 73.5 |
| 2829 | Elvis Afrifa | Athletics | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2017–active | 73.5 |
| 2830 | Adam Basil | Athletics | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1995–2004 | 73.5 |
| 2831 | Ristananna Bailey-Cole | Athletics | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 2013–active | 73.5 |
| 2832 | Jan-Ove Waldner | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1980–2016 | 73.4 |
| 2833 | Patrik Eliáš | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1994–2016 | 73.4 |
| 2834 | Leon Day | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1950 | 73.4 |
| 2835 | Magnus Larsson | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1988–2001 | 73.4 |
| 2836 | Mike Brown | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2003–2012 | 73.4 |
| 2837 | Joe Mullen | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1997 | 73.4 |
| 2838 | Neil Colville | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1935–1949 | 73.4 |
| 2839 | Paolo Nicolai | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2008–active | 73.4 |
| 2840 | Jackie Robinson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1945–1956 | 73.3 |
| 2841 | Noora Räty | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2006–active | 73.3 |
| 2842 | Eli Manning | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2019 | 73.3 |
| 2843 | Timea Bacsinszky | Tennis | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 2005–2021 | 73.3 |
| 2844 | Jake Beckley | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1888–1907 | 73.3 |
| 2845 | Stretch Murphy | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1935 | 73.3 |
| 2846 | Tomoe Abe | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1992–2001 | 73.3 |
| 2847 | Alessio Boggiatto | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1999–2012 | 73.3 |
| 2848 | Trevor Hoffman | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2010 | 73.3 |
| 2849 | Tuffy Leemans | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1943 | 73.3 |
| 2850 | Rory Burns | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 2011–active | 73.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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