- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- 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
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2023
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2020
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1957
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2023–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 65.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 75.0
- Longevity
- 40.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 71.2
- Dominance
- 70.6
- Statistics
- 70.6
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1972
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2006–2019
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–2023
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1996–2016
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1989–2000
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2008
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1993–2016
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–2016
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1990
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1980
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2018
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1986–2004
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–2021
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.8
- Dominance
- 61.9
- Statistics
- 71.5
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 68.3
- Dominance
- 69.2
- Statistics
- 70.1
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2004–active
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1987–1993
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1989–2006
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2018
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1996–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3651 | Thorbjørn Olesen | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2008–active | 65.1 |
| 3652 | Søren "Bjergsen" Bjerg | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2011–2023 | 65.1 |
| 3653 | Jesse "JerAx" Vainikka | Esports | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2012–2020 | 65.1 |
| 3654 | Žarko Dolinar | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1946–1957 | 65.1 |
| 3655 | Vincent "Brehze" Cayonte | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–active | 65.1 |
| 3656 | Désiré Nonka-Maho Doué | Football | 🇫🇷 France | 2023–active | 65.1 |
| 3657 | Matt Henry | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 65.0 |
| 3658 | John Surtees | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1956–1972 | 65.0 |
| 3659 | Jaedong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2006–2019 | 65.0 |
| 3660 | Ariya Jutanugarn | Golf | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 2013–active | 65.0 |
| 3661 | Sung Hyun Park | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–active | 65.0 |
| 3662 | Fernando Tatís Jr. | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2019–active | 65.0 |
| 3663 | Kim "Canyon" Geon-bu | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–active | 65.0 |
| 3664 | Luka "Perkz" Perković | Esports | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 2015–2023 | 65.0 |
| 3665 | Vincent "Happy" Cervoni | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–2021 | 65.0 |
| 3666 | Viktoria Pavlovich | Table Tennis | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1996–2016 | 65.0 |
| 3667 | Irina Belova | Athletics | 🇷🇺 Russia | 1989–2000 | 65.0 |
| 3668 | Bai Yang | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1998–2008 | 65.0 |
| 3669 | Maxim Mikhaylov | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2006–active | 64.9 |
| 3670 | Louis Oosthuizen | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2002–active | 64.9 |
| 3671 | Tommy Fleetwood | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2010–active | 64.9 |
| 3672 | Michael Campbell | Golf | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1993–2016 | 64.9 |
| 3673 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Baseball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2022–active | 64.9 |
| 3674 | Lee "Scout" Ye-chan | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2015–active | 64.9 |
| 3675 | Marcin "Jankos" Jankowski | Esports | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2013–active | 64.9 |
| 3676 | Fernando "fer" Alvarenga | Esports | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2013–active | 64.9 |
| 3677 | Yang Fangxu | Volleyball | 🇨🇳 China | 2003–2016 | 64.9 |
| 3678 | Zoltán Bubonyi | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1977–1990 | 64.9 |
| 3679 | Russel Van Dulken | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2016–active | 64.8 |
| 3680 | Max Faulkner | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1946–1980 | 64.8 |
| 3681 | Ai Fukuhara | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1998–2018 | 64.8 |
| 3682 | Jörg Rosskopf | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1986–2004 | 64.8 |
| 3683 | Anathan "ana" Pham | Esports | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2016–2021 | 64.8 |
| 3684 | Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2020 | 64.8 |
| 3685 | Faith_bian | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2013–2021 | 64.8 |
| 3686 | DeAndre Jordan | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2009–active | 64.7 |
| 3687 | Sikandar Raza | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 64.7 |
| 3688 | Jon Rahm | Golf | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2016–active | 64.7 |
| 3689 | Camilo Villegas | Golf | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 2004–active | 64.7 |
| 3690 | KRIMZ | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–active | 64.7 |
| 3691 | Hugo Calderano | Table Tennis | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2013–active | 64.7 |
| 3692 | Lee "Gumayusi" Min-hyeong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–active | 64.7 |
| 3693 | Danil "Dendi" Ishutin | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2010–active | 64.7 |
| 3694 | Tong Ling | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1987–1993 | 64.7 |
| 3695 | Wu Jiaduo | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2000–2016 | 64.7 |
| 3696 | Nicole Struse | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1989–2006 | 64.7 |
| 3697 | PraY | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2018 | 64.7 |
| 3698 | Cheng Hongxia | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1996–2006 | 64.7 |
| 3699 | Stellan Bengtsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1968–1985 | 64.6 |
| 3700 | Cameron Smith | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2013–active | 64.6 |
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