- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1948–1962
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- 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
- Golf
- Career
- 1989–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1907–1915
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 56.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2001–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1994–2013
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1999–2020
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1868–1884
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1880–1895
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1997
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1977–2014
- Country
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1983–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1963–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1963–1973
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇵🇰 Pakistan
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2022
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1984–2008
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 97.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2003–2021
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1995–2004
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2017
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1971–1990
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇹🇭 Thailand
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2016
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1976–active
- Country
- 🏴 Wales
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–2020
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1903–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1940–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3751 | Stirling Moss | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1948–1962 | 64.2 |
| 3752 | Robert Karlsson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1989–active | 64.2 |
| 3753 | John McDermott | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1907–1915 | 64.2 |
| 3754 | flusha | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2012–2021 | 64.2 |
| 3755 | Shahzeeb "ShahZaM" Khan | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 64.2 |
| 3756 | Teddy | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2015–active | 64.2 |
| 3757 | Sheilla Castro | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2001–2017 | 64.1 |
| 3758 | Roman Šebrle | Athletics | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1994–2013 | 64.1 |
| 3759 | Trevor Immelman | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 1999–2020 | 64.1 |
| 3760 | Tom Kidd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1868–1884 | 64.1 |
| 3761 | Jack Burns | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1880–1895 | 64.1 |
| 3762 | Andrzej Grubba | Table Tennis | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1977–1997 | 64.1 |
| 3763 | Mun "Oner" Hyeon-jun | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2021–active | 64.1 |
| 3764 | Gustav "s4" Magnusson | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2011–2021 | 64.1 |
| 3765 | Yuri "yuurih" Santos | Esports | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–active | 64.1 |
| 3766 | Fabien "kioShiMa" Fiey | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–2021 | 64.1 |
| 3767 | Solo | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2012–active | 64.1 |
| 3768 | Nick Price | Golf | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 1977–2014 | 64.0 |
| 3769 | Wilfredo León | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2007–active | 64.0 |
| 3770 | Mark Brooks | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–2013 | 64.0 |
| 3771 | Charles Coody | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1999 | 64.0 |
| 3772 | Nick Taylor | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2009–active | 64.0 |
| 3773 | Magisk | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2015–active | 64.0 |
| 3774 | Nobuhiko Hasegawa | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1963–1973 | 64.0 |
| 3775 | Zhuo "knight" Ding | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2017–active | 64.0 |
| 3776 | Sumail "SumaiL" Hassan | Esports | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | 2014–active | 64.0 |
| 3777 | Lasse "MATUMBAMAN" Urpalainen | Esports | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2013–2022 | 64.0 |
| 3778 | Csilla Bátorfi | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1984–2008 | 64.0 |
| 3779 | Kanak Jha | Table Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 2014–active | 64.0 |
| 3780 | Armand Duplantis | Athletics | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2018–active | 63.9 |
| 3781 | Carlos Ortiz | Golf | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2013–active | 63.9 |
| 3782 | TaZ | Esports | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2003–2021 | 63.9 |
| 3783 | Liang Jingkun | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2015–active | 63.9 |
| 3784 | Li Ju | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1995–2004 | 63.9 |
| 3785 | Bae "Bengi" Seong-ung | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2017 | 63.9 |
| 3786 | Gábor Gergely | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1971–1990 | 63.9 |
| 3787 | Kiin | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2017–active | 63.9 |
| 3788 | Sarah De Nutte | Table Tennis | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 2008–active | 63.9 |
| 3789 | Chuang Chia-Fu | Table Tennis | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 2005–active | 63.9 |
| 3790 | Suthasini Sawettabut | Table Tennis | 🇹🇭 Thailand | 2010–active | 63.9 |
| 3791 | Chiang Peng-lung | Table Tennis | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 2000–2016 | 63.9 |
| 3792 | Ian Woosnam | Golf | 🏴 Wales | 1976–active | 63.8 |
| 3793 | Dmitry Sokolov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2019–active | 63.8 |
| 3794 | Bae "Bang" Jun-sik | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2014–2020 | 63.8 |
| 3795 | Fly | Esports | 🇮🇱 Israel | 2012–active | 63.8 |
| 3796 | Stoffel Vandoorne | Formula 1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 2016–active | 63.7 |
| 3797 | Fred McLeod | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1903–1950 | 63.7 |
| 3798 | Chick Harbert | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1940–1970 | 63.7 |
| 3799 | Ryan Fox | Golf | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 2013–active | 63.7 |
| 3800 | Abay "HObbit" Khasenov | Esports | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | 2014–active | 63.7 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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