- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1954–1968
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
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
- Cricket
- Career
- 2015–2022
- Country
- 🇬🇧 England
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1947–1955
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1951–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2010–2023
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1975–1984
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2002
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–1994
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1981–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.8
- Dominance
- 71.4
- Statistics
- 73.4
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 73.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1932–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2000–2015
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 93.0
- Statistics
- 98.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.8
- Dominance
- 71.9
- Statistics
- 74.4
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1974–2007
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1982–active
- Country
- 🇫🇯 Fiji
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1922–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1938–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1996–2018
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2005–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1955–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1951–1975
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2007–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 92.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1985
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–2016
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1988–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1998–2016
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Tennis
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1977–2005
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2013
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1930–1955
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1934–1957
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1979–1989
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1972–1980
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.3
- Dominance
- 71.2
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1958–1975
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1983–active
- Country
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3401 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Athletics | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 1954–1968 | 67.9 |
| 3402 | Katie George | Cricket | 🇬🇧 England | 2015–2022 | 67.9 |
| 3403 | Xu "fy" Linsen | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2011–active | 67.9 |
| 3404 | Tri Bourne | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 67.9 |
| 3405 | Júlia Bergmann | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2018–active | 67.9 |
| 3406 | Alberto Ascari | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1947–1955 | 67.8 |
| 3407 | Kendall Coyne Schofield | Ice Hockey | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–active | 67.8 |
| 3408 | Aaron Judge | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 67.8 |
| 3409 | Dow Finsterwald | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1970 | 67.8 |
| 3410 | Oleg Antonov | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–active | 67.8 |
| 3411 | Kristýna Plíšková | Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2010–2023 | 67.8 |
| 3412 | Bernard Rajzman | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1975–1984 | 67.8 |
| 3413 | Amauri Ribeiro | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1988–2002 | 67.8 |
| 3414 | Adenízia Silva | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2006–active | 67.8 |
| 3415 | Tony Jacklin | Golf | 🏴 England | 1963–1994 | 67.8 |
| 3416 | Steve Jones | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–2003 | 67.8 |
| 3417 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2011–active | 67.7 |
| 3418 | Vic Ghezzi | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1932–1955 | 67.7 |
| 3419 | Neslihan Demir | Volleyball | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 2000–2015 | 67.7 |
| 3420 | Ryu "ryujehong" Je-hong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–2021 | 67.7 |
| 3421 | Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2018–active | 67.6 |
| 3422 | Quinton de Kock | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2012–active | 67.6 |
| 3423 | Seve Ballesteros | Golf | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1974–2007 | 67.6 |
| 3424 | Vijay Singh | Golf | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 1982–active | 67.6 |
| 3425 | Johnny Farrell | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1922–1950 | 67.6 |
| 3426 | Bob Hamilton | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1965 | 67.6 |
| 3427 | Anders Hansen | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1996–2018 | 67.6 |
| 3428 | Clinton "Fear" Loomis | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2019 | 67.6 |
| 3429 | Jack Brabham | Formula 1 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1955–1970 | 67.5 |
| 3430 | Betsy Rawls | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1975 | 67.5 |
| 3431 | Lee Young-ho | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2007–2016 | 67.5 |
| 3432 | Guo Yuehua | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1977–1985 | 67.5 |
| 3433 | Saori Kimura | Volleyball | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2003–2016 | 67.5 |
| 3434 | ShowMaker | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2018–active | 67.5 |
| 3435 | Keba Phipps | Volleyball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2000 | 67.5 |
| 3436 | Se Ri Pak | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1996–2016 | 67.4 |
| 3437 | Yekaterina Gamova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1998–2016 | 67.4 |
| 3438 | Coco Gauff | Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 67.4 |
| 3439 | Betsy King | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–2005 | 67.4 |
| 3440 | Ma Lin | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1998–2013 | 67.4 |
| 3441 | Dick Burton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1930–1955 | 67.4 |
| 3442 | Collin Morikawa | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–active | 67.3 |
| 3443 | Walter Burkemo | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1965 | 67.3 |
| 3444 | Lawson Little | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1934–1957 | 67.3 |
| 3445 | Cai Zhenhua | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1979–1989 | 67.3 |
| 3446 | Dmitry "sh1ro" Sokolov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2018–active | 67.3 |
| 3447 | Byon Kyung-ja | Volleyball | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1972–1980 | 67.3 |
| 3448 | Josh Hazlewood | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2010–active | 67.2 |
| 3449 | Graham Hill | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1958–1975 | 67.2 |
| 3450 | Ni Xialian | Table Tennis | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 1983–active | 67.2 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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