GOAT Rank · 5087

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3301

Kiki Cuyler

69.1

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1921–1938
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Kiki Cuyler

3302

Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski

69.1

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski

3303

Fan Zhendong

69.0

Sport: Table Tennis
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇨🇳 China

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Fan Zhendong

3304

Sergey Bubka

69.0

Sport: Athletics
Career: 1983–2001
Country: 🇺🇦 Ukraine

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 96.0
Statistics: 93.0
Honours: 90.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Sergey Bubka

3305

David Warner

69.0

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🏳️ International

Peak: 75.0
Dominance: 72.5
Statistics: 75.0
Honours: 70.0
Longevity: 75.0

Athlete: David Warner

3306

Regla Torres

69.0

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1990–2001
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Regla Torres

3307

JoAnne Carner

69.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1970–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: JoAnne Carner

3308

Amy Alcott

69.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1975–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Amy Alcott

3309

David Duval

69.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1993–2019
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: David Duval

3310

Mark Calcavecchia

69.0

Sport: Golf
Career: 1981–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Mark Calcavecchia

3311

Georg Grozer

69.0

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2004–active
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Georg Grozer

3312

Max Verstappen

68.9

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Peak: 99.0
Dominance: 93.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Max Verstappen

3313

Lee Trevino

68.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1960–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Lee Trevino

3314

Ayako Okamoto

68.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1975–2011
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Ayako Okamoto

3315

Daniel Castellani

68.9

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1978–1992
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Daniel Castellani

3316

Bob Martin

68.9

Sport: Golf
Career: 1873–1890
Country: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bob Martin

3317

Trevor Crabb

68.9

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Trevor Crabb

3318

Inbee Park

68.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Inbee Park

3319

Erika Grahm

68.8

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2008–2019
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Erika Grahm

3320

Yukiko Ebata

68.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Yukiko Ebata

3321

Aleksandr Butko

68.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2006–active
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Aleksandr Butko

3322

Matthew Abood

68.8

Sport: Swimming
Career: 2007–2016
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 78.0
Dominance: 64.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 68.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Matthew Abood

3323

Emanuele Birarelli

68.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2000–2019
Country: 🇮🇹 Italy

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Emanuele Birarelli

3324

Marlene Hagge

68.8

Sport: Golf
Career: 1950–1996
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Marlene Hagge

3325

Naseem Shah

68.8

Sport: Cricket
Career: 2019–active
Country: 🇵🇰 Pakistan

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 66.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Naseem Shah

3326

Ana Paula Connelly

68.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1993–2008
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Ana Paula Connelly

3327

Kira Walkenhorst

68.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2007–2019
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Kira Walkenhorst

3328

Sarah Pavan

68.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Sarah Pavan

3329

Nancy Carrillo

68.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2004–2018
Country: 🇨🇺 Cuba

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Nancy Carrillo

3330

Malwina Smarzek

68.8

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇵🇱 Poland

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Malwina Smarzek

3331

Mario Andretti

68.7

Sport: Formula 1
Career: 1964–1994
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Mario Andretti

3332

Emma Nuutinen

68.7

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇫🇮 Finland

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 70.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Emma Nuutinen

3333

Trevor Bassitt

68.7

Sport: Athletics
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 66.0
Statistics: 74.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Trevor Bassitt

3334

Harry Hooper

68.7

Sport: Baseball
Career: 1909–1925
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Harry Hooper

3335

Jimmy Demaret

68.7

Sport: Golf
Career: 1935–1960
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Jimmy Demaret

3336

Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey

68.7

Sport: Esports
Career: 2003–2020
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 92.0

Athlete: Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey

3337

Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz

68.6

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–active
Country: 🇩🇰 Denmark

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz

3338

Markus Näslund

68.6

Sport: Ice Hockey
Career: 1991–2009
Country: 🇸🇪 Sweden

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Markus Näslund

3339

Mookie Betts

68.6

Sport: Baseball
Career: 2014–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Mookie Betts

3340

Meg Mallon

68.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1987–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Meg Mallon

3341

Bryson DeChambeau

68.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Bryson DeChambeau

3342

Jack Burke Jr.

68.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1950–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Jack Burke Jr.

3343

Susie Maxwell Berning

68.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1964–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Susie Maxwell Berning

3344

Lloyd Mangrum

68.6

Sport: Golf
Career: 1937–1963
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Lloyd Mangrum

3345

Casey Patterson

68.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2010–2021
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Casey Patterson

3346

Pedro Solberg

68.6

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 2007–active
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Pedro Solberg

3347

Bang

68.6

Sport: Esports
Career: 2013–2021
Country: 🇰🇷 South Korea

Peak: 95.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bang

3348

Louise Suggs

68.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1946–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Louise Suggs

3349

Tom Lehman

68.5

Sport: Golf
Career: 1982–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Tom Lehman

3350

Yuko Arakida

68.5

Sport: Volleyball
Career: 1972–1978
Country: 🇯🇵 Japan

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Yuko Arakida

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
3301	Kiki Cuyler	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1921–1938	69.1
3302	Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski	Esports	🇺🇸 United States	2013–active	69.1
3303	Fan Zhendong	Table Tennis	🇨🇳 China	2012–active	69.0
3304	Sergey Bubka	Athletics	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1983–2001	69.0
3305	David Warner	Cricket	🏳️ International	2009–active	69.0
3306	Regla Torres	Volleyball	🇨🇺 Cuba	1990–2001	69.0
3307	JoAnne Carner	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1970–2004	69.0
3308	Amy Alcott	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1975–2011	69.0
3309	David Duval	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1993–2019	69.0
3310	Mark Calcavecchia	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1981–active	69.0
3311	Georg Grozer	Volleyball	🇩🇪 Germany	2004–active	69.0
3312	Max Verstappen	Formula 1	🇳🇱 Netherlands	2015–active	68.9
3313	Lee Trevino	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1960–2000	68.9
3314	Ayako Okamoto	Golf	🇯🇵 Japan	1975–2011	68.9
3315	Daniel Castellani	Volleyball	🇦🇷 Argentina	1978–1992	68.9
3316	Bob Martin	Golf	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1873–1890	68.9
3317	Trevor Crabb	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2013–active	68.9
3318	Inbee Park	Golf	🇰🇷 South Korea	2006–active	68.8
3319	Erika Grahm	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	2008–2019	68.8
3320	Yukiko Ebata	Volleyball	🇯🇵 Japan	2008–active	68.8
3321	Aleksandr Butko	Volleyball	🇷🇺 Russia	2006–active	68.8
3322	Matthew Abood	Swimming	🇦🇺 Australia	2007–2016	68.8
3323	Emanuele Birarelli	Volleyball	🇮🇹 Italy	2000–2019	68.8
3324	Marlene Hagge	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1996	68.8
3325	Naseem Shah	Cricket	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2019–active	68.8
3326	Ana Paula Connelly	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1993–2008	68.8
3327	Kira Walkenhorst	Volleyball	🇩🇪 Germany	2007–2019	68.8
3328	Sarah Pavan	Volleyball	🇨🇦 Canada	2009–active	68.8
3329	Nancy Carrillo	Volleyball	🇨🇺 Cuba	2004–2018	68.8
3330	Malwina Smarzek	Volleyball	🇵🇱 Poland	2013–active	68.8
3331	Mario Andretti	Formula 1	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1994	68.7
3332	Emma Nuutinen	Ice Hockey	🇫🇮 Finland	2013–active	68.7
3333	Trevor Bassitt	Athletics	🇺🇸 United States	2018–active	68.7
3334	Harry Hooper	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	1909–1925	68.7
3335	Jimmy Demaret	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1935–1960	68.7
3336	Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey	Esports	🇨🇦 Canada	2003–2020	68.7
3337	Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz	Esports	🇩🇰 Denmark	2013–active	68.6
3338	Markus Näslund	Ice Hockey	🇸🇪 Sweden	1991–2009	68.6
3339	Mookie Betts	Baseball	🇺🇸 United States	2014–active	68.6
3340	Meg Mallon	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1987–2013	68.6
3341	Bryson DeChambeau	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	68.6
3342	Jack Burke Jr.	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1950–1975	68.6
3343	Susie Maxwell Berning	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1964–1980	68.6
3344	Lloyd Mangrum	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1963	68.6
3345	Casey Patterson	Volleyball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–2021	68.6
3346	Pedro Solberg	Volleyball	🇧🇷 Brazil	2007–active	68.6
3347	Bang	Esports	🇰🇷 South Korea	2013–2021	68.6
3348	Louise Suggs	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1969	68.5
3349	Tom Lehman	Golf	🇺🇸 United States	1982–active	68.5
3350	Yuko Arakida	Volleyball	🇯🇵 Japan	1972–1978	68.5

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