- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- 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
- 1978–1992
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2009–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1977–2020
- Country
- 🏴 Scotland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2000–2007
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 72.5
- Statistics
- 73.9
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 73.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1976–1987
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2002–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1960–1968
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 46.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1965–1987
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1995–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1993–2009
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 40.0
- Sport
- Swimming
- Career
- 2007–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2001
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1895–1908
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1989–1999
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2012
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1949–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1908–1929
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.4
- Dominance
- 71.7
- Statistics
- 74.5
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 73.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1976–2015
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1983–2021
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1977–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1985–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1959–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–2015
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1973–2015
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1974–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 1877–1880
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1934–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 1937–1951
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1923–1927
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1974–1984
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1986–2001
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3351 | Trévor Clévenot | Volleyball | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 68.5 |
| 3352 | Cecilia Tait | Volleyball | 🇵🇪 Peru | 1978–1992 | 68.5 |
| 3353 | Hui Ruoqi | Volleyball | 🇨🇳 China | 2009–2017 | 68.5 |
| 3354 | Kimberly Hill | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 68.5 |
| 3355 | Sandy Lyle | Golf | 🏴 Scotland | 1977–2020 | 68.5 |
| 3356 | Emil "HeatoN" Christensen | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2000–2007 | 68.5 |
| 3357 | Sunil Narine | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2011–active | 68.4 |
| 3358 | Brian Teacher | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1987 | 68.4 |
| 3359 | Jake Gibb | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2021 | 68.4 |
| 3360 | Jim Clark | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1960–1968 | 68.3 |
| 3361 | David Popovici | Swimming | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2019–active | 68.3 |
| 3362 | Donna Caponi | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1987 | 68.3 |
| 3363 | Stewart Cink | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–active | 68.3 |
| 3364 | Eunice Barber | Athletics | 🇫🇷 France | 1993–2009 | 68.3 |
| 3365 | Caitlin Clark | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 68.2 |
| 3366 | Kasey Carlson | Swimming | 🇺🇸 United States | 2007–2013 | 68.2 |
| 3367 | Peter Blangé | Volleyball | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 1988–2001 | 68.2 |
| 3368 | Jimmy Collins | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1895–1908 | 68.2 |
| 3369 | Wang Tao | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1989–1999 | 68.2 |
| 3370 | Guo Yan | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2001–2012 | 68.2 |
| 3371 | Jay Hebert | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1973 | 68.2 |
| 3372 | Herb Gardiner | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1908–1929 | 68.2 |
| 3373 | Imran Tahir | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2011–active | 68.1 |
| 3374 | Nick Faldo | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1976–2015 | 68.1 |
| 3375 | Juli Inkster | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–2021 | 68.1 |
| 3376 | Nancy Lopez | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–2002 | 68.1 |
| 3377 | Laura Davies | Golf | 🏴 England | 1985–active | 68.1 |
| 3378 | Al Geiberger | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–2001 | 68.1 |
| 3379 | George Archer | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–2001 | 68.1 |
| 3380 | Shigeki Maruyama | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1992–2015 | 68.1 |
| 3381 | Jelena Blagojević | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2006–2021 | 68.1 |
| 3382 | Bojana Drča | Volleyball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2007–active | 68.1 |
| 3383 | Micah Christenson | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–active | 68.1 |
| 3384 | Melissa Humana-Paredes | Volleyball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 68.1 |
| 3385 | Ben Crenshaw | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1973–2015 | 68.1 |
| 3386 | Keith "NAF" Markovic | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2014–active | 68.1 |
| 3387 | Carlotta Cambi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2012–active | 68.1 |
| 3388 | Bartłomiej Bołądź | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2012–active | 68.1 |
| 3389 | Hollis Stacy | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–2000 | 68.0 |
| 3390 | Spencer Gore | Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1877–1880 | 68.0 |
| 3391 | Katarína Mrázová | Ice Hockey | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 2008–active | 68.0 |
| 3392 | Chandler Harper | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1965 | 68.0 |
| 3393 | Bobby Doerr | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1937–1951 | 68.0 |
| 3394 | Shorty Green | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1923–1927 | 68.0 |
| 3395 | Baik Myung-sun | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 68.0 |
| 3396 | Chang Hee-sook | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 68.0 |
| 3397 | Graeme McDowell | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2002–active | 67.9 |
| 3398 | Guy Chouinard | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1974–1984 | 67.9 |
| 3399 | Chen Jing | Table Tennis | 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | 1986–2001 | 67.9 |
| 3400 | Gunnar Henderson | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–active | 67.9 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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