- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1995–active
- Country
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
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
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2010–2020
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1984–2018
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.8
- Dominance
- 71.9
- Statistics
- 73.2
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.9
- Dominance
- 70.5
- Statistics
- 74.6
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 58.6
- Dominance
- 64.3
- Statistics
- 65.9
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2001–2017
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1970–1980
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1960
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2008–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇷🇺 Russia
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Volleyball
- Career
- 2007–active
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1984–1997
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2002–2013
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1981–1994
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1929–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇵🇪 Peru
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.3
- Dominance
- 70.2
- Statistics
- 74.7
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.1
- Dominance
- 61.0
- Statistics
- 73.0
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.3
- Dominance
- 70.2
- Statistics
- 74.5
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.3
- Dominance
- 70.2
- Statistics
- 74.2
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1993–2020
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.1
- Dominance
- 68.5
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 71.0
- Statistics
- 74.1
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.7
- Dominance
- 68.8
- Statistics
- 64.7
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1978–1989
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1948–1962
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1935–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1935–1955
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2010–2017
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4001 | Pádraig Harrington | Golf | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 1995–active | 61.2 |
| 4002 | Chovy | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2018–active | 61.2 |
| 4003 | Özgür "woxic" Eker | Esports | 🇹🇷 Turkey | 2015–active | 61.2 |
| 4004 | Xizt | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2010–2020 | 61.2 |
| 4005 | Koki Niwa | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 2010–active | 61.2 |
| 4006 | Gao "Tian" Tian-Liang | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2017–active | 61.2 |
| 4007 | He Zhiwen | Table Tennis | 🇪🇸 Spain | 1984–2018 | 61.2 |
| 4008 | Javier Báez | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 61.1 |
| 4009 | Xander Bogaerts | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 61.1 |
| 4010 | Sanju Samson | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 61.1 |
| 4011 | Chen Meng | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2007–active | 61.1 |
| 4012 | Li Xiaoxia | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2001–2017 | 61.1 |
| 4013 | Jin Young Ko | Golf | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–active | 61.1 |
| 4014 | Clay Regazzoni | Formula 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1970–1980 | 61.1 |
| 4015 | Froilán González | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1960 | 61.1 |
| 4016 | Chen Xingtong | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2014–active | 61.1 |
| 4017 | Sean "seang@res" Gares | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2017 | 61.1 |
| 4018 | Mira | Esports | 🇷🇺 Russia | 2015–active | 61.1 |
| 4019 | Kuro "KuroKy" Salehi Takhasomi | Esports | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2011–active | 61.0 |
| 4020 | Ivan Zaytsev | Volleyball | 🇮🇹 Italy | 2007–active | 61.0 |
| 4021 | Gerhard Berger | Formula 1 | 🇦🇹 Austria | 1984–1997 | 61.0 |
| 4022 | Mark Webber | Formula 1 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2002–2013 | 61.0 |
| 4023 | Michele Alboreto | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1981–1994 | 61.0 |
| 4024 | Robert MacIntyre | Golf | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 2017–active | 61.0 |
| 4025 | Tony Manero | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1929–1950 | 61.0 |
| 4026 | Nyck de Vries | Formula 1 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 2019–active | 61.0 |
| 4027 | Emmanuel Lebesson | Table Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 2006–active | 61.0 |
| 4028 | Petrissa Solja | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2010–active | 61.0 |
| 4029 | Timado | Esports | 🇵🇪 Peru | 2014–active | 61.0 |
| 4030 | Nolan Arenado | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 60.9 |
| 4031 | Chen Szu-yu | Table Tennis | 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | 2008–active | 60.9 |
| 4032 | Jaylen Brown | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 60.8 |
| 4033 | Christian Yelich | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 60.8 |
| 4034 | Marcus Semien | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 60.8 |
| 4035 | Pelle Edberg | Golf | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2002–2019 | 60.8 |
| 4036 | Aleksandar Karakasevic | Table Tennis | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1993–2020 | 60.8 |
| 4037 | Qian Tianyi | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2015–active | 60.8 |
| 4038 | Giancarlo Stanton | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2010–active | 60.7 |
| 4039 | Eugenio Suárez | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 60.7 |
| 4040 | Heinrich Klaasen | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2018–active | 60.7 |
| 4041 | René Arnoux | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1978–1989 | 60.7 |
| 4042 | Dora Beregi | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1948–1962 | 60.7 |
| 4043 | Lin Yun-ju | Table Tennis | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | 2017–active | 60.7 |
| 4044 | Manika Batra | Table Tennis | 🇮🇳 India | 2011–active | 60.7 |
| 4045 | Ceb | Esports | 🇫🇷 France | 2012–active | 60.6 |
| 4046 | Topson | Esports | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2018–active | 60.6 |
| 4047 | Herman Keiser | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1935–1965 | 60.6 |
| 4048 | Jack Carrington | Table Tennis | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1935–1955 | 60.6 |
| 4049 | Ricky "floppy" Kemery | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 60.6 |
| 4050 | Sgares | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2017 | 60.6 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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