- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1936–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
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
- Football
- Career
- 1960–1973
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1941–1951
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1909–1918
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2018
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1970–1993
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2019
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1995–2014
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1953–1959
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1976–1996
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1991–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1996–2011
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1979–1998
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1965–1977
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1926–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2008–2020
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1916–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2007–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1958
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1963–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 54.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1995–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1926–1957
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1959–1968
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1950–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1899–1917
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1993–2006
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1948–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1931–1947
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1980–1987
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1945–1955
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1980–1993
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 91.0
- Statistics
- 91.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2012–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2007–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1927–1936
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2951 | Wayne Millner | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1945 | 72.7 |
| 2952 | Philippe Gondet | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 1960–1973 | 72.7 |
| 2953 | Buddy O'Connor | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1941–1951 | 72.7 |
| 2954 | Alberto Cisolla | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2014 | 72.7 |
| 2955 | Frank Patrick | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1909–1918 | 72.7 |
| 2956 | Katarzyna Skowrońska-Dolata | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2001–2018 | 72.7 |
| 2957 | Kerri Walsh Jennings | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2022 | 72.6 |
| 2958 | Börje Salming | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1970–1993 | 72.6 |
| 2959 | Leon Draisaitl | Ice Hockey | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2014–active | 72.6 |
| 2960 | Yury Berezhko | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2019 | 72.6 |
| 2961 | Lioubov Sokolova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1995–2014 | 72.6 |
| 2962 | Ashley Cooper | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1953–1959 | 72.6 |
| 2963 | Andre Dawson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1996 | 72.6 |
| 2964 | Jeff Bagwell | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1991–2005 | 72.6 |
| 2965 | Vladimir Guerrero | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 1996–2011 | 72.6 |
| 2966 | Kevin Lowe | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1979–1998 | 72.6 |
| 2967 | Joe Namath | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1977 | 72.6 |
| 2968 | Ray Flaherty | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1926–1935 | 72.6 |
| 2969 | Benedikt Höwedes | Football | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2008–2020 | 72.6 |
| 2970 | Dick Irvin | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1916–1929 | 72.6 |
| 2971 | Calvin Johnson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2015 | 72.5 |
| 2972 | Althea Gibson | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1958 | 72.5 |
| 2973 | Henrik Sedin | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1997–2018 | 72.5 |
| 2974 | Dick Fosbury | Athletics | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1972 | 72.5 |
| 2975 | Maria Rooth | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1995–2011 | 72.5 |
| 2976 | Alison Cerutti | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 72.5 |
| 2977 | Nalbert Bitencourt | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2008 | 72.5 |
| 2978 | Henry Cotton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1926–1957 | 72.5 |
| 2979 | Chuck McKinley | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1968 | 72.5 |
| 2980 | Chuck Cooper | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1956 | 72.5 |
| 2981 | Ryan Miller | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2021 | 72.5 |
| 2982 | Bruno Schmidt | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 72.5 |
| 2983 | Sam Crawford | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1899–1917 | 72.5 |
| 2984 | Tijana Bošković | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2014–active | 72.4 |
| 2985 | Yao Ming | Basketball | 🇨🇳 China | 1997–2011 | 72.4 |
| 2986 | Tyreek Hill | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 72.4 |
| 2987 | Albert Costa | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1993–2006 | 72.4 |
| 2988 | Richie Ashburn | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1962 | 72.4 |
| 2989 | Billy Herman | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1947 | 72.4 |
| 2990 | Dwight Stephenson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1987 | 72.4 |
| 2991 | Nomar Garciaparra | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2009 | 72.4 |
| 2992 | Marion Bartoli | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 2000–2013 | 72.4 |
| 2993 | Edgar Laprade | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1945–1955 | 72.4 |
| 2994 | Mateusz Bieniek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2013–active | 72.4 |
| 2995 | Alain Prost | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1980–1993 | 72.3 |
| 2996 | Salma Paralluelo | Football | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2019–active | 72.3 |
| 2997 | Federico Burdisso | Swimming | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2017–active | 72.3 |
| 2998 | T.Y. Hilton | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–2022 | 72.3 |
| 2999 | Patrick Willis | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2014 | 72.3 |
| 3000 | Red Badgro | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1936 | 72.3 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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