- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1954–1959
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
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
- Golf
- Career
- 1957–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1983–1994
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1958–1966
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1987–2012
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1970–1982
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Soviet Union
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.7
- Dominance
- 70.3
- Statistics
- 72.6
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 66.5
- Dominance
- 68.2
- Statistics
- 68.9
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1985–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1953–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1996–2014
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1990–2008
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 60.0
- Honours
- 65.0
- Longevity
- 50.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2023
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.6
- Dominance
- 71.3
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1998–active
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1957–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–2015
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1995–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–2023
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1983–active
- Country
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 98.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2011–2019
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1958
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2022
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–2023
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1951–1964
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 68.9
- Dominance
- 69.5
- Statistics
- 70.7
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1955
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1992–2005
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1980
- Country
- 🇭🇷 Croatia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3701 | Fujie Eguchi | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1954–1959 | 64.6 |
| 3702 | Tony Lema | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1957–1966 | 64.6 |
| 3703 | Katarina Johnson-Thompson | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–active | 64.6 |
| 3704 | He Zhili | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1983–1994 | 64.6 |
| 3705 | Phil Hill | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1966 | 64.6 |
| 3706 | Matilda Ekholm | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2001–2021 | 64.6 |
| 3707 | Damien Éloi | Table Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1987–2012 | 64.6 |
| 3708 | Zoya Yusova | Volleyball | 🇷🇺 Soviet Union | 1970–1982 | 64.6 |
| 3709 | Kusal Mendis | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 64.5 |
| 3710 | Colin Munro | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2012–active | 64.5 |
| 3711 | José María Olazábal | Golf | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1985–active | 64.5 |
| 3712 | Mike Weir | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1992–active | 64.5 |
| 3713 | Lucas di Grassi | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2010–active | 64.5 |
| 3714 | Dave Marr | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1974 | 64.5 |
| 3715 | Emiliano Grillo | Golf | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2011–active | 64.5 |
| 3716 | Lin Shidong | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2022–active | 64.5 |
| 3717 | Kim Taek-soo | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1988–2004 | 64.5 |
| 3718 | Artour "Arteezy" Babaev | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2013–active | 64.5 |
| 3719 | Enrico Rossi | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2014 | 64.5 |
| 3720 | Andrea Sartoretti | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1990–2008 | 64.5 |
| 3721 | Nuno Alexandre Tavares Mendes | Football | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2020–active | 64.5 |
| 3722 | Marcelo "coldzera" David | Esports | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2014–2023 | 64.4 |
| 3723 | Travis Head | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 64.4 |
| 3724 | Bartosz Kurek | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2005–active | 64.4 |
| 3725 | Justin Rose | Golf | 🏴 England | 1998–active | 64.4 |
| 3726 | Xander Schauffele | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–active | 64.4 |
| 3727 | Bob Goalby | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1957–1990 | 64.4 |
| 3728 | Joakim Haeggman | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–2015 | 64.4 |
| 3729 | Søren Kjeldsen | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 1995–active | 64.4 |
| 3730 | Nicolai Højgaard | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2019–active | 64.4 |
| 3731 | Kasumi Ishikawa | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2008–2023 | 64.4 |
| 3732 | Ni Xia Lian | Table Tennis | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 1983–active | 64.4 |
| 3733 | Cho "Mata" Se-hyeong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2020 | 64.4 |
| 3734 | Wu Yang | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2011–2019 | 64.4 |
| 3735 | Tage Flisberg | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1946–1958 | 64.4 |
| 3736 | Yegor "flamie" Vasilyev | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2014–2022 | 64.4 |
| 3737 | William "RUSH" Wierzba | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–active | 64.4 |
| 3738 | Martin "Saksa" Sazdov | Esports | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 2014–active | 64.4 |
| 3739 | Wunder | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2015–2023 | 64.4 |
| 3740 | Khan | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–2021 | 64.4 |
| 3741 | Josef Dvořáček | Table Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1951–1964 | 64.4 |
| 3742 | Nicholas Pooran | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 64.3 |
| 3743 | Giuseppe Farina | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1955 | 64.3 |
| 3744 | Denise Lewis | Athletics | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1992–2005 | 64.3 |
| 3745 | Kim "Doinb" Tae-sang | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–active | 64.3 |
| 3746 | Jo "CoreJJ" Yong-in | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–active | 64.3 |
| 3747 | Jung "Impact" Eon-yeong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–active | 64.3 |
| 3748 | Jesper "JW" Wecksell | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–active | 64.3 |
| 3749 | Sam Pedlow | Volleyball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2011–active | 64.3 |
| 3750 | Zlatko Čordaš | Table Tennis | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 1968–1980 | 64.3 |
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