- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2014–2024
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- 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
- 1918–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1886–1903
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1940–1954
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1929–1954
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 96.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1916–1924
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1953–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1915–1932
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1904–1918
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1935–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1989–2009
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2003–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1925–1936
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1890–1906
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1964–1977
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2017
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1968–1977
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1987–1999
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1922–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1915–1930
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1920–1941
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2005–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1928–1943
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1998–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1967–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2001–2013
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 68.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 65.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1982
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1906–1916
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1958–1991
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2003–active
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1890–1930
- Country
- 🇯🇪 Jersey
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1899–1909
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1925–1952
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–2020
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2901 | Odell Beckham Jr | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–2024 | 73.0 |
| 2902 | Jesse Haines | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1918–1937 | 73.0 |
| 2903 | Frank Grant | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1886–1903 | 73.0 |
| 2904 | Max Bentley | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1940–1954 | 73.0 |
| 2905 | Viktor Barna | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1929–1954 | 73.0 |
| 2906 | Greasy Neale | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1916–1924 | 73.0 |
| 2907 | Kim Min-jae | Football | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2016–active | 73.0 |
| 2908 | Al Arbour | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1953–1971 | 73.0 |
| 2909 | Moose Goheen | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1932 | 73.0 |
| 2910 | Jack Laviolette | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1904–1918 | 73.0 |
| 2911 | Patty Berg | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1962 | 72.9 |
| 2912 | Mats Sundin | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–2009 | 72.9 |
| 2913 | Jason Witten | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2020 | 72.9 |
| 2914 | Jessica Pegula | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–active | 72.9 |
| 2915 | Edgar Moon | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1925–1936 | 72.9 |
| 2916 | Willis Cuttell | Cricket | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1890–1906 | 72.9 |
| 2917 | Katsutoshi Nekoda | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1964–1977 | 72.9 |
| 2918 | Yumilka Ruiz | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1994–2008 | 72.9 |
| 2919 | Eleonora Lo Bianco | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2017 | 72.9 |
| 2920 | Charlie Sanders | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1968–1977 | 72.9 |
| 2921 | Karsten Warholm | Athletics | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2017–active | 72.8 |
| 2922 | Laura Ludwig | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2003–active | 72.8 |
| 2923 | Petr Korda | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1987–1999 | 72.8 |
| 2924 | Pernilla Winberg | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2005–2021 | 72.8 |
| 2925 | Jim Bottomley | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1922–1937 | 72.8 |
| 2926 | Hideo Nomo | Baseball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1990–2008 | 72.8 |
| 2927 | Dave Bancroft | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1915–1930 | 72.8 |
| 2928 | Andy Cooper | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1920–1941 | 72.8 |
| 2929 | Bai Xue | Athletics | 🇨🇳 China | 2005–2014 | 72.8 |
| 2930 | Carl Hubbell | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1928–1943 | 72.8 |
| 2931 | Roy Halladay | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1998–2013 | 72.8 |
| 2932 | Floyd Little | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1975 | 72.8 |
| 2933 | Christoph Metzelder | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2001–2013 | 72.8 |
| 2934 | Darwin Núñez | Football | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 2017–active | 72.8 |
| 2935 | Ryszard Bosek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1972–1982 | 72.8 |
| 2936 | Percy LeSueur | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1906–1916 | 72.8 |
| 2937 | Kathy Whitworth | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1991 | 72.7 |
| 2938 | Victor Hedman | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–active | 72.7 |
| 2939 | Victoria Azarenka | Tennis | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 2003–active | 72.7 |
| 2940 | Harry Vardon | Golf | 🇯🇪 Jersey | 1890–1930 | 72.7 |
| 2941 | Milos Raonic | Tennis | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2008–active | 72.7 |
| 2942 | Francesca Piccinini | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1993–2021 | 72.7 |
| 2943 | Danielle Collins | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 72.7 |
| 2944 | Jack Chesbro | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1899–1909 | 72.7 |
| 2945 | Barthélémy Chinenyeze | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 72.7 |
| 2946 | Georgia Hunter Bell | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2016–active | 72.7 |
| 2947 | Colin Gregory | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1925–1952 | 72.7 |
| 2948 | Éder Carbonera | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2003–2020 | 72.7 |
| 2949 | Hugo Conte | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1979–1998 | 72.7 |
| 2950 | Vladyslav Bukhov | Swimming | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2018–active | 72.7 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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