- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.9
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 71.1
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
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
- Baseball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.3
- Dominance
- 68.7
- Statistics
- 74.3
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 73.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.2
- Dominance
- 70.6
- Statistics
- 74.4
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1955–1962
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1995–2018
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1962–1971
- Country
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇭🇺 Hungary
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 71.3
- Dominance
- 70.7
- Statistics
- 71.7
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1960
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2009–2020
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1988–2012
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 85.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 69.9
- Dominance
- 54.0
- Statistics
- 74.8
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2002–2019
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 79.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1982–2011
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇷🇴 Romania
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1951
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1950–1964
- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1974–1986
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 2000–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 69.1
- Dominance
- 69.5
- Statistics
- 69.4
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.8
- Dominance
- 70.4
- Statistics
- 74.3
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 71.6
- Dominance
- 70.8
- Statistics
- 72.7
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.8
- Dominance
- 72.4
- Statistics
- 74.1
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1950–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2000–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czech Republic
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2002–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 83.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ Finland
- Peak
- 73.9
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 73.9
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.3
- Dominance
- 71.7
- Statistics
- 72.6
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 58.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 64.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1998–2014
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1979–1999
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1973–1985
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1950–1957
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1905–1925
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 70.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 66.0
- Honours
- 58.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇯🇴 Jordan
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1961
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4051 | Bam Adebayo | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2018–active | 60.5 |
| 4052 | Salvador Perez | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2011–active | 60.5 |
| 4053 | Jacob deGrom | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 60.5 |
| 4054 | Jordan Spieth | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–active | 60.5 |
| 4055 | Corey Conners | Golf | 🇨🇦 Canada | 2015–active | 60.5 |
| 4056 | Tazuko Abe | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1955–1962 | 60.5 |
| 4057 | Thiago Monteiro | Table Tennis | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1995–2018 | 60.5 |
| 4058 | Justin Thomas | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–active | 60.4 |
| 4059 | Shin Yu-bin | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2019–active | 60.4 |
| 4060 | Jo Siffert | Formula 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1962–1971 | 60.3 |
| 4061 | Ádám "torzsi" Torzsás | Esports | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 2019–active | 60.3 |
| 4062 | Anton Källberg | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2013–active | 60.3 |
| 4063 | Joc Pederson | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 60.2 |
| 4064 | Rubens Barrichello | Formula 1 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1993–2011 | 60.2 |
| 4065 | José Froilán González | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1950–1960 | 60.2 |
| 4066 | Romain Grosjean | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 2009–2020 | 60.2 |
| 4067 | CadiaN | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2014–active | 60.2 |
| 4068 | Petr Korbel | Table Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 1988–2012 | 60.2 |
| 4069 | sccc | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2016–active | 60.2 |
| 4070 | Brook Lopez | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2009–active | 60.1 |
| 4071 | Zhang Jike | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2002–2019 | 60.1 |
| 4072 | Jörgen Persson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1982–2011 | 60.1 |
| 4073 | Adina Diaconu | Table Tennis | 🇷🇴 Romania | 2013–active | 60.1 |
| 4074 | Luigi Fagioli | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1951 | 60.1 |
| 4075 | Andrei "arT" Piovezan | Esports | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2013–active | 60.1 |
| 4076 | Ichiro Ogimura | Table Tennis | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1950–1964 | 60.0 |
| 4077 | Jacques Laffite | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1974–1986 | 60.0 |
| 4078 | Ben Curtis | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 2000–2018 | 60.0 |
| 4079 | Guy "NertZ" Iluz | Esports | 🇮🇱 Israel | 2018–active | 60.0 |
| 4080 | Josef "faveN" Baumann | Esports | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2016–active | 60.0 |
| 4081 | Patrick "es3tag" Hansen | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2015–active | 60.0 |
| 4082 | Travis d'Arnaud | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 59.9 |
| 4083 | Zack Wheeler | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 59.9 |
| 4084 | Kyle Schwarber | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 59.9 |
| 4085 | José Berríos | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 59.9 |
| 4086 | Jack Fleck | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1979 | 59.9 |
| 4087 | Cheng I-ching | Table Tennis | 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | 2008–active | 59.9 |
| 4088 | Iveta Vacenovská | Table Tennis | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | 2000–2021 | 59.9 |
| 4089 | Xu Yingying | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2002–2014 | 59.9 |
| 4090 | Aleksander Barkov | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ Finland | 2013–active | 59.8 |
| 4091 | Tyler Glasnow | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 59.8 |
| 4092 | Jaydev Unadkat | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2010–active | 59.8 |
| 4093 | Wang Hao | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1998–2014 | 59.8 |
| 4094 | Payne Stewart | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1999 | 59.8 |
| 4095 | John Watson | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1985 | 59.8 |
| 4096 | Piero Taruffi | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1950–1957 | 59.8 |
| 4097 | Arthur Day | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1905–1925 | 59.8 |
| 4098 | Amer "Miracle-" Al-Barkawi | Esports | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 2015–active | 59.7 |
| 4099 | Tony Brooks | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1956–1961 | 59.7 |
| 4100 | Stewie2K | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2015–2022 | 59.7 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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