- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1946–1966
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
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
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1978–1988
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1988–1997
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 97.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1916–1930
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1954–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 85.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2010–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1956–1973
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1969–1980
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1897–1901
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1999–2013
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1926–1945
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2004
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1933–1939
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1960–1977
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2010–2021
- Country
- 🇪🇬 Egypt
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1935–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1994–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–1998
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1984–2002
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1960–1973
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1932–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1912–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1971–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1920–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1969–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1866–1890
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1870–1886
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1999–2013
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1990–2000
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1947–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3101 | Bill Gadsby | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1946–1966 | 71.4 |
| 3102 | Yelena Akhaminova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1978–1988 | 71.4 |
| 3103 | Deng Yaping | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1988–1997 | 71.3 |
| 3104 | Bobby Jones | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1916–1930 | 71.3 |
| 3105 | Arnold Palmer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–2006 | 71.3 |
| 3106 | Ashleigh Barty | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2010–2022 | 71.3 |
| 3107 | Bobby Baun | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1956–1973 | 71.3 |
| 3108 | Petra Nieminen | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2014–active | 71.3 |
| 3109 | Hideki Matsuyama | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2013–active | 71.3 |
| 3110 | Stanislav Dineykin | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1990–2008 | 71.3 |
| 3111 | Mercedes Calderón | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 1988–2000 | 71.3 |
| 3112 | Larisa Bergen | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1969–1980 | 71.3 |
| 3113 | Arthur Farrell | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1897–1901 | 71.3 |
| 3114 | Earvin N'Gapeth | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2010–active | 71.2 |
| 3115 | Doug Ford | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–2001 | 71.2 |
| 3116 | Camila Brait | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 71.2 |
| 3117 | Miikka Kiprusoff | Ice Hockey | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1999–2013 | 71.2 |
| 3118 | Michael Andrew | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2017–active | 71.2 |
| 3119 | Adriano Panatta | Tennis | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1970–1983 | 71.2 |
| 3120 | Joe Cronin | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1926–1945 | 71.2 |
| 3121 | Naomi Osaka | Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2013–active | 71.1 |
| 3122 | Fernanda Venturini | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1986–2004 | 71.1 |
| 3123 | Henner Henkel | Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1933–1939 | 71.1 |
| 3124 | Kent Steffes | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–1998 | 71.1 |
| 3125 | Joe Torre | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–1977 | 71.1 |
| 3126 | Bianca Andreescu | Tennis | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2017–active | 71.0 |
| 3127 | Ihab Abdelrahman | Athletics | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 2010–2021 | 71.0 |
| 3128 | Ana Ida Alvares | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2000 | 71.0 |
| 3129 | Babe Didrikson Zaharias | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1955 | 70.9 |
| 3130 | Karrie Webb | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1994–2022 | 70.9 |
| 3131 | Jovana Brakočević | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2005–2021 | 70.9 |
| 3132 | Stéphen Boyer | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2015–active | 70.9 |
| 3133 | Junko Asari | Athletics | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1990–1998 | 70.9 |
| 3134 | Irina Kirillova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1984–2002 | 70.9 |
| 3135 | Andrés Gimeno | Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1960–1973 | 70.9 |
| 3136 | Cliff Battles | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1937 | 70.9 |
| 3137 | Walter Hagen | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1912–1940 | 70.8 |
| 3138 | Tom Watson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–2019 | 70.8 |
| 3139 | Gene Sarazen | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1920–1973 | 70.8 |
| 3140 | Gustavo Kuerten | Tennis | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2008 | 70.8 |
| 3141 | Caroline Wozniacki | Tennis | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2005–active | 70.8 |
| 3142 | Roger Staubach | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1979 | 70.8 |
| 3143 | Elena Rybakina | Tennis | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2017–active | 70.8 |
| 3144 | Justin Jefferson | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 70.8 |
| 3145 | Bob Ferguson | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1866–1890 | 70.8 |
| 3146 | Jamie Anderson | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1870–1886 | 70.8 |
| 3147 | Marcelo Negrão | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2006 | 70.8 |
| 3148 | Jonas Reckermann | Volleyball | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1999–2013 | 70.8 |
| 3149 | Fita Bayisa | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 1990–2000 | 70.8 |
| 3150 | Nellie Fox | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1965 | 70.8 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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