- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1955–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
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
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Boxing
- Career
- 1999–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1991–2013
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1887–1896
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 1983–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1994–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇨🇺 Cuba
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1993–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1949–1962
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1897–1910
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2005–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- American Football
- Career
- 2000–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1982–2015
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1908–1916
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2004–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 72.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1932–1946
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 95.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1961–1981
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1927–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1986–2000
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1938–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1933–1949
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1947–1961
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 99.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 97.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1965–1973
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2001–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1990–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1886–1892
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1986–1992
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1973–2003
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1972–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1954–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1909–1917
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3201 | Jim Bunning | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1955–1971 | 70.2 |
| 3202 | Grzegorz Fijałek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2007–active | 70.2 |
| 3203 | Michał Bryl | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2014–active | 70.2 |
| 3204 | Erik Karlsson | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2009–active | 70.1 |
| 3205 | Laila Ali | Boxing | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2007 | 70.1 |
| 3206 | Nikola Grbić | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1991–2013 | 70.1 |
| 3207 | Willoughby Hamilton | Tennis | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1887–1896 | 70.1 |
| 3208 | Jim Covert | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–1990 | 70.1 |
| 3209 | DK Metcalf | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 70.1 |
| 3210 | Matt Anderson | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 70.1 |
| 3211 | Lloy Ball | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2011 | 70.1 |
| 3212 | Robertlandy Simón | Volleyball | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 2005–active | 70.1 |
| 3213 | Danielle Scott-Arruda | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2012 | 70.1 |
| 3214 | Sven Davidson | Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1949–1962 | 70.1 |
| 3215 | Willie Anderson | Golf | 🏴 Scotland | 1897–1910 | 70.1 |
| 3216 | Théo Faure | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2016–active | 70.1 |
| 3217 | Ding Ning | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2005–2021 | 70.0 |
| 3218 | Pavel Bure | Ice Hockey | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1987–2003 | 70.0 |
| 3219 | Brian Urlacher | American Football | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2012 | 70.0 |
| 3220 | Eduardo Romero | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1982–2015 | 70.0 |
| 3221 | Ernie Parker | Tennis | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1908–1916 | 70.0 |
| 3222 | Julius Boros | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1975 | 70.0 |
| 3223 | Lotta Schelin | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2018 | 69.9 |
| 3224 | Byron Nelson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1946 | 69.9 |
| 3225 | Carol Mann | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1961–1981 | 69.9 |
| 3226 | Tandara Caixeta | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2007–active | 69.9 |
| 3227 | Johnny Goodman | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1950 | 69.9 |
| 3228 | Fabio Vullo | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1986–2000 | 69.9 |
| 3229 | Monte Irvin | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1956 | 69.9 |
| 3230 | Ray Dandridge | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1933–1949 | 69.9 |
| 3231 | Cary Middlecoff | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1947–1961 | 69.9 |
| 3232 | Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2014–active | 69.8 |
| 3233 | Jackie Stewart | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1965–1973 | 69.8 |
| 3234 | Fernando Alonso | Formula 1 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2001–active | 69.8 |
| 3235 | Li Na | Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1999–2014 | 69.8 |
| 3236 | Anna Borgqvist | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2006–2019 | 69.8 |
| 3237 | Darren Clarke | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1990–active | 69.8 |
| 3238 | Henry Slocum | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1886–1892 | 69.8 |
| 3239 | Cindy Curley | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–1992 | 69.8 |
| 3240 | Erika Araki | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2002–2021 | 69.8 |
| 3241 | Ángel Cabrera | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1989–active | 69.8 |
| 3242 | Jan Stephenson | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1973–2003 | 69.8 |
| 3243 | Marián Gáborík | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 2000–2018 | 69.8 |
| 3244 | Slobodan Kovač | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1988–2005 | 69.8 |
| 3245 | Reid Priddy | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2019 | 69.8 |
| 3246 | Eda Erdem | Volleyball | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 2004–active | 69.8 |
| 3247 | Miriam Sylla | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2011–active | 69.8 |
| 3248 | Tom Kite | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–2010 | 69.8 |
| 3249 | Gene Littler | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1990 | 69.8 |
| 3250 | Steamer Maxwell | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1909–1917 | 69.8 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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