- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1923–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- 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
- Golf
- Career
- 1948–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1895–1910
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1894–1910
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇸🇬 Singapore
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1995–2008
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1964–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2022–active
- Country
- 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1968–1985
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1978–1990
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 75.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 69.5
- Dominance
- 69.8
- Statistics
- 67.7
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1969–1988
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1974–1994
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 72.5
- Statistics
- 74.9
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 73.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1983–1992
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2018
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1983–2008
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Yugoslavia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1997–2009
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1964–1970
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1959–1970
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 1962–1972
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 68.4
- Dominance
- 68.2
- Statistics
- 67.9
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–2022
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2002–2016
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1978–2010
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1971–1985
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1960–1974
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 65.7
- Dominance
- 67.8
- Statistics
- 69.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 1999–2012
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3851 | Billy Burke | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1923–1950 | 63.1 |
| 3852 | Jerry Barber | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1980 | 63.1 |
| 3853 | Fred Herd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1895–1910 | 63.1 |
| 3854 | Joe Lloyd | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1894–1910 | 63.1 |
| 3855 | Kang "TheShy" Seung-lok | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2017–active | 63.1 |
| 3856 | Roman "RAMZES666" Kushnarev | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2015–active | 63.1 |
| 3857 | Michał "Nisha" Jankowski | Esports | 🇵🇱 Poland | 2016–active | 63.1 |
| 3858 | iceiceice | Esports | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 2011–active | 63.1 |
| 3859 | Wang Nan | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1995–2008 | 63.0 |
| 3860 | Lou Graham | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1964–1990 | 63.0 |
| 3861 | Rasmus Højgaard | Golf | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2018–active | 63.0 |
| 3862 | Julio Rodríguez | Baseball | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 2022–active | 63.0 |
| 3863 | Simon Gauzy | Table Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 2010–active | 63.0 |
| 3864 | Judit Magos | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1968–1985 | 63.0 |
| 3865 | Carmen Crișan | Table Tennis | 🇷🇴 Romania | 1978–1990 | 63.0 |
| 3866 | Chris Sale | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2010–active | 62.9 |
| 3867 | Shimron Hetmyer | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 62.9 |
| 3868 | Zhu Yuling | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2010–active | 62.9 |
| 3869 | Tiago Apolónia | Table Tennis | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 2002–active | 62.9 |
| 3870 | Santiago Danani | Volleyball | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 2013–active | 62.9 |
| 3871 | Tibor Klampár | Table Tennis | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 1969–1988 | 62.9 |
| 3872 | Desmond Douglas | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1974–1994 | 62.9 |
| 3873 | Denis "seized" Kostin | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2012–2021 | 62.9 |
| 3874 | Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2014–active | 62.9 |
| 3875 | w33 | Esports | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2013–active | 62.9 |
| 3876 | xNova | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2015–active | 62.9 |
| 3877 | Manny Machado | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2012–active | 62.8 |
| 3878 | Deft | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–active | 62.8 |
| 3879 | Kaike Cerato | Esports | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2017–active | 62.8 |
| 3880 | Chen Zhibin | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1983–1992 | 62.8 |
| 3881 | Kang "Ambition" Chan-yong | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2018 | 62.8 |
| 3882 | Ilija Lupulesku | Table Tennis | 🇷🇸 Yugoslavia | 1983–2008 | 62.8 |
| 3883 | Zhang Yining | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1997–2009 | 62.7 |
| 3884 | Jochen Rindt | Formula 1 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1964–1970 | 62.7 |
| 3885 | Krystyna Czajkowska | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1959–1970 | 62.7 |
| 3886 | Halina Aszkiełowicz-Wojno | Volleyball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1962–1972 | 62.7 |
| 3887 | Boxi | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–active | 62.7 |
| 3888 | Akeal Hosein | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 62.6 |
| 3889 | Johan "N0tail" Sundstein | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2011–2022 | 62.6 |
| 3890 | Viktor Hovland | Golf | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2019–active | 62.6 |
| 3891 | Dang Ye-seo | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2002–2016 | 62.6 |
| 3892 | Jason Dufner | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–active | 62.6 |
| 3893 | Wayne Grady | Golf | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1978–2010 | 62.6 |
| 3894 | Claude Bergeret | Table Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 1971–1985 | 62.6 |
| 3895 | Hans Alser | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1960–1974 | 62.6 |
| 3896 | Hina Hayata | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2016–active | 62.6 |
| 3897 | Han Ying | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2005–active | 62.6 |
| 3898 | Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2013–active | 62.6 |
| 3899 | Tabraiz Shamsi | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 62.5 |
| 3900 | BoxeR | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 1999–2012 | 62.5 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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