- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1907–1917
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- 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
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1968–1976
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1926–1936
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1994–2014
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1924–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2008–2021
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1931–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2009–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1974–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1922–1932
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1912–1937
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1902–1908
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2003–2024
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1983–2000
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1961–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–2022
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 1953–1958
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 30.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇮🇷 Iran
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1974–1988
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1931–1947
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1938–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1968–1976
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1976–1984
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1936–1943
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Ethiopia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 1980–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2005–2010
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1965–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1897–1905
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2008
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1990–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1908–1937
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2004
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3151 | George McNamara | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1907–1917 | 70.8 |
| 3152 | Bronisław Bebel | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1972–1980 | 70.8 |
| 3153 | Yutaka Demachi | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1968–1976 | 70.8 |
| 3154 | Red Dutton | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1926–1936 | 70.8 |
| 3155 | Rory McIlroy | Golf | 🇬🇧 Northern Ireland | 2007–active | 70.7 |
| 3156 | Daniel Alfredsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1994–2014 | 70.7 |
| 3157 | Earle Combs | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1935 | 70.7 |
| 3158 | Balázs Baji | Athletics | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2008–2021 | 70.7 |
| 3159 | Skinny Johnson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1937 | 70.7 |
| 3160 | Hilary Caldwell | Swimming | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–2017 | 70.7 |
| 3161 | Pat Bradley | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1995 | 70.6 |
| 3162 | Rusty Crawford | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1929 | 70.6 |
| 3163 | Geoff Hughes | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1922–1932 | 70.6 |
| 3164 | Jim Barnes | Golf | 🏴 England | 1912–1937 | 70.6 |
| 3165 | Tom Hooper | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1902–1908 | 70.6 |
| 3166 | Piotr Kantor | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2012–active | 70.6 |
| 3167 | Bartosz Losiak | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2012–active | 70.6 |
| 3168 | Angelique Kerber | Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2003–2024 | 70.5 |
| 3169 | Ulf Samuelsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1983–2000 | 70.5 |
| 3170 | Sandra Haynie | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1989 | 70.5 |
| 3171 | Sara Grahn | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2006–2022 | 70.5 |
| 3172 | Duncan Edwards | Football | 🏴 England | 1953–1958 | 70.5 |
| 3173 | Saeid Marouf | Volleyball | 🇮🇷 Iran | 2005–2021 | 70.5 |
| 3174 | Ricardo Lucarelli | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2011–active | 70.5 |
| 3175 | Wallace de Souza | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2009–active | 70.5 |
| 3176 | Natalie Cook | Volleyball | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1993–2012 | 70.5 |
| 3177 | Mark Edmondson | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1974–1988 | 70.5 |
| 3178 | Ernie Lombardi | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1947 | 70.5 |
| 3179 | Lou Boudreau | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1952 | 70.5 |
| 3180 | João Neves | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2023–active | 70.5 |
| 3181 | Lyudmila Borozna | Volleyball | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 1968–1976 | 70.5 |
| 3182 | Vladimir Dorokhov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1976–1984 | 70.5 |
| 3183 | Phil Mickelson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–active | 70.4 |
| 3184 | Amélie Mauresmo | Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2009 | 70.4 |
| 3185 | Liam Dawson | Cricket | 🏴 United Kingdom | 2007–active | 70.4 |
| 3186 | Gordie Drillon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1936–1943 | 70.4 |
| 3187 | Wude Ayalew | Athletics | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 2007–2016 | 70.4 |
| 3188 | Chris Cavanaugh | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 1980–1986 | 70.4 |
| 3189 | Clayton Stanley | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2014 | 70.4 |
| 3190 | Mohammad Asif | Cricket | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2005–2010 | 70.3 |
| 3191 | Iliass Aouani | Athletics | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2016–active | 70.3 |
| 3192 | Catfish Hunter | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1979 | 70.3 |
| 3193 | Dickie Boon | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1897–1905 | 70.3 |
| 3194 | Andrey Egorchev | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1996–2008 | 70.3 |
| 3195 | Retief Goosen | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1990–active | 70.2 |
| 3196 | Virna Dias | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2006 | 70.2 |
| 3197 | Petra Martić | Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2006–active | 70.2 |
| 3198 | Cui Yongmei | Volleyball | 🇨🇳 China | 1995–2008 | 70.2 |
| 3199 | George Duncan | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1908–1937 | 70.2 |
| 3200 | Sandra Pires | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2004 | 70.2 |
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