- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1992–2006
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- 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
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1991–2001
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1987–active
- Country
- 🏴 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2003–2023
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2022
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1994–2005
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.0
- Dominance
- 71.0
- Statistics
- 71.4
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇸🇰 Slovakia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1928–1940
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇱🇧 Lebanon
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.3
- Dominance
- 68.7
- Statistics
- 71.7
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2008–2019
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1946–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2006–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 69.0
- Dominance
- 69.5
- Statistics
- 71.2
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1998–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2005–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1949–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1912–1914
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 46.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 1902–1907
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1946–1957
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 1999–2007
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1954–1966
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 59.2
- Dominance
- 64.6
- Statistics
- 68.3
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2002–2017
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2001–2007
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2021
- Country
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Football
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 64.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 64.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1959–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3801 | Ericléia Bodziak | Volleyball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1992–2006 | 63.7 |
| 3802 | Mika Häkkinen | Formula 1 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 1991–2001 | 63.6 |
| 3803 | Colin Montgomerie | Golf | 🏴 United Kingdom | 1987–active | 63.6 |
| 3804 | Osmany Juantorena | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2003–2023 | 63.6 |
| 3805 | Charl Schwartzel | Golf | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 2002–active | 63.6 |
| 3806 | Can Dörtkardeş | Esports | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 2013–active | 63.6 |
| 3807 | Mattias Falck | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2008–active | 63.6 |
| 3808 | Kenny "KennyS" Schrub | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2011–2022 | 63.6 |
| 3809 | Ilya "magixx" Ivanov | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2019–active | 63.6 |
| 3810 | Ihor "w0nderful" Zhdanov | Esports | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | 2021–active | 63.6 |
| 3811 | Yang Ying | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1994–2005 | 63.6 |
| 3812 | Fakhar Zaman | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 63.5 |
| 3813 | Webb Simpson | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–active | 63.5 |
| 3814 | Miu Hirano | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2013–active | 63.5 |
| 3815 | Ryo Ishikawa | Golf | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2007–active | 63.5 |
| 3816 | David "frozen" Čerňanský | Esports | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 2017–active | 63.5 |
| 3817 | Tom Creavy | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1928–1940 | 63.5 |
| 3818 | Maroun "GH" Merhej | Esports | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 2015–active | 63.5 |
| 3819 | Alexander "TORONTOTOKYO" Khertek | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2018–active | 63.5 |
| 3820 | Aleksi "allu" Jalli | Esports | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2012–active | 63.5 |
| 3821 | Aui_2000 | Esports | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2012–2021 | 63.5 |
| 3822 | Mitchell Santner | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 63.4 |
| 3823 | Abraham Ancer | Golf | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 2013–active | 63.4 |
| 3824 | Yu "JackeyLove" Wen-Bo | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2017–active | 63.4 |
| 3825 | Jarosław "pashaBiceps" Jarząbkowski | Esports | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2008–2019 | 63.4 |
| 3826 | Tommy Bolt | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1970 | 63.4 |
| 3827 | n0thing | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2018 | 63.4 |
| 3828 | Adam Zampa | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 63.3 |
| 3829 | Henrik Stenson | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1998–active | 63.3 |
| 3830 | Michelle Wie | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–2023 | 63.3 |
| 3831 | Patrick Franziska | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2009–active | 63.3 |
| 3832 | Jim Rathmann | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1949–1963 | 63.3 |
| 3833 | Scotty Davidson | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1912–1914 | 63.3 |
| 3834 | Billy McGimsie | Ice Hockey | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1902–1907 | 63.3 |
| 3835 | Helen Elliot | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1946–1957 | 63.3 |
| 3836 | Andreas Thorstensson | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1999–2007 | 63.3 |
| 3837 | Cr1t- | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2014–active | 63.3 |
| 3838 | Skiter | Esports | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 2016–active | 63.3 |
| 3839 | Oldřich Blecha | Table Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1954–1966 | 63.3 |
| 3840 | Paul Stirling | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2008–active | 63.2 |
| 3841 | Felipe Massa | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2002–2017 | 63.2 |
| 3842 | Tyrrell Hatton | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2011–active | 63.2 |
| 3843 | Danny Willett | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2008–active | 63.2 |
| 3844 | Dzhami "Jame" Ali | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2016–active | 63.2 |
| 3845 | Lotan "Spinx" Giladi | Esports | 🇮🇱 Israel | 2019–active | 63.2 |
| 3846 | Choi "Zeus" Woo-je | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2021–active | 63.2 |
| 3847 | Ksharp | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2007 | 63.2 |
| 3848 | Mushi | Esports | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 2011–2021 | 63.2 |
| 3849 | Kosovare Asllani | Football | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2007–active | 63.1 |
| 3850 | Dan Gurney | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1970 | 63.1 |
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