- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
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
- Tennis
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2011–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1970–2019
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1905–1919
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2021
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1997–2008
- Country
- 🇮🇸 Iceland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1958–1968
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1929–1941
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2007
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2010
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1976–1980
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1970–2010
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1962–1972
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1989–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1984–1998
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1893–1902
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2014
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1956–1973
- Country
- 🇻🇪 Venezuela
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1930–1947
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1897–1915
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1924–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1997–2006
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1910–1917
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1934–1946
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1944–1954
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1928–1940
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1980–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2004–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1898–1910
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3051 | Jonathan Agnew | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1978–1992 | 71.9 |
| 3052 | Stan Wawrinka | Tennis | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 2002–active | 71.8 |
| 3053 | Angela Ruggiero | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2011 | 71.8 |
| 3054 | Tracy Austin | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1994 | 71.8 |
| 3055 | Richard Sherman | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–2021 | 71.8 |
| 3056 | Masashi Ozaki | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1970–2019 | 71.8 |
| 3057 | Jim Furyk | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–active | 71.8 |
| 3058 | Rodney Heath | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1905–1919 | 71.8 |
| 3059 | Hirooki Arai | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2010–2021 | 71.8 |
| 3060 | Örn Arnarson | Swimming | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 1997–2008 | 71.8 |
| 3061 | Bobby Mitchell | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1968 | 71.8 |
| 3062 | Ekaterina Gamova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1998–2016 | 71.7 |
| 3063 | Earl Averill | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1929–1941 | 71.7 |
| 3064 | CeeDee Lamb | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 71.7 |
| 3065 | Vladimir Batez | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1990–2007 | 71.7 |
| 3066 | Slobodan Boškan | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1993–2010 | 71.7 |
| 3067 | Duncan Goodhew | Swimming | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–1980 | 71.7 |
| 3068 | Jumbo Ozaki | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1970–2010 | 71.7 |
| 3069 | Inna Ryskal | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1962–1972 | 71.7 |
| 3070 | Maja Aleksić | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2011–active | 71.7 |
| 3071 | Troy Aikman | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1989–2000 | 71.6 |
| 3072 | Andrea Zorzi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1984–1998 | 71.6 |
| 3073 | Mike Grant | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1893–1902 | 71.6 |
| 3074 | Emma Navarro | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2021–active | 71.6 |
| 3075 | Nikolay Apalikov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2000–2018 | 71.6 |
| 3076 | Michał Kubiak | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2009–active | 71.6 |
| 3077 | Paula Pequeno | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2016 | 71.6 |
| 3078 | Julius Brink | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2001–2014 | 71.6 |
| 3079 | Luis Aparicio | Baseball | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 1956–1973 | 71.6 |
| 3080 | Andrea Bari | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1998–2016 | 71.6 |
| 3081 | Jasmine Paolini | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2015–active | 71.5 |
| 3082 | Markéta Vondroušová | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 2016–active | 71.5 |
| 3083 | Antoine Brizard | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 71.5 |
| 3084 | Dizzy Dean | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1930–1947 | 71.5 |
| 3085 | Roger Bresnahan | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1897–1915 | 71.5 |
| 3086 | Chick Hafey | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1937 | 71.5 |
| 3087 | Dmitriy Muserskiy | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2008–active | 71.5 |
| 3088 | Annika Becker | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1997–2006 | 71.5 |
| 3089 | Hobey Baker | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1910–1917 | 71.5 |
| 3090 | Lynn Patrick | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1934–1946 | 71.5 |
| 3091 | Herb Carnegie | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1944–1954 | 71.5 |
| 3092 | Red Horner | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1928–1940 | 71.5 |
| 3093 | Auston Matthews | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 71.4 |
| 3094 | Phil Dalhausser | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2022 | 71.4 |
| 3095 | Leila Barros | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2008 | 71.4 |
| 3096 | Harold Baines | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–2001 | 71.4 |
| 3097 | Caterina Bosetti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2009–active | 71.4 |
| 3098 | Emma Eliasson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2019 | 71.4 |
| 3099 | Elmer Flick | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1898–1910 | 71.4 |
| 3100 | Todd Helton | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2013 | 71.4 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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