- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2011–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
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
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1961–1976
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.3
- Dominance
- 70.2
- Statistics
- 73.5
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.2
- Dominance
- 71.1
- Statistics
- 73.7
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 70.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1972–1982
- Country
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1992–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 66.2
- Dominance
- 64.1
- Statistics
- 68.4
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1963–1976
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Golf
- Career
- 1895–1910
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 62.4
- Dominance
- 66.2
- Statistics
- 66.8
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1992–1999
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2003–2023
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1963–1971
- Country
- 🇲🇽 Mexico
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.4
- Dominance
- 71.7
- Statistics
- 72.4
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.8
- Dominance
- 66.4
- Statistics
- 74.2
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 73.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.1
- Dominance
- 68.5
- Statistics
- 73.9
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2010–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1994–2012
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1961
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.1
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 70.1
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1973–1979
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1958–1970
- Country
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇮🇱 Israel
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇨🇿 Czechia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.8
- Dominance
- 55.9
- Statistics
- 74.7
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1975–1986
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1997–2007
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1996–2009
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1956–1971
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 60.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.0
- Dominance
- 71.0
- Statistics
- 73.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2004–2021
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1998–2006
- Country
- 🇨🇴 Colombia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.9
- Dominance
- 60.5
- Statistics
- 70.6
- Honours
- 50.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2021–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2003–2019
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 79.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 73.5
- Dominance
- 71.8
- Statistics
- 71.9
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 65.3
- Dominance
- 67.7
- Statistics
- 55.5
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2004–2023
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1989–2001
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4101 | Fang Bo | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2011–2021 | 59.7 |
| 4102 | Alexander "Plopski" Westerlund | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2016–active | 59.7 |
| 4103 | Chester Barnes | Table Tennis | 🏴 England | 1961–1976 | 59.7 |
| 4104 | Ketel Marte | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 59.6 |
| 4105 | Blake Snell | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 59.6 |
| 4106 | Sabrina Ionescu | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 59.6 |
| 4107 | Carlos Reutemann | Formula 1 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 1972–1982 | 59.6 |
| 4108 | Shaun Micheel | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2019 | 59.6 |
| 4109 | Mattias Karlsson | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2006–active | 59.6 |
| 4110 | Shardul Thakur | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 59.5 |
| 4111 | Chris Amon | Formula 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1963–1976 | 59.5 |
| 4112 | James Foulis | Golf | 🇺🇸 United States | 1895–1910 | 59.5 |
| 4113 | Rasmus "HooXi" Nielsen | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2016–active | 59.5 |
| 4114 | Romario Shepherd | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2018–active | 59.4 |
| 4115 | Damon Hill | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1992–1999 | 59.4 |
| 4116 | Xu Xin | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2003–2023 | 59.4 |
| 4117 | Pedro Rodríguez | Formula 1 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1963–1971 | 59.4 |
| 4118 | Jens "Staehr" Staehr | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2018–active | 59.4 |
| 4119 | Tyler Mahle | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 59.3 |
| 4120 | Nathan Eovaldi | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2011–active | 59.3 |
| 4121 | George Springer | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 59.3 |
| 4122 | Nico Hülkenberg | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2010–active | 59.3 |
| 4123 | Wang Chen | Table Tennis | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2012 | 59.3 |
| 4124 | Wolfgang von Trips | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1956–1961 | 59.2 |
| 4125 | Haris Rauf | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 59.1 |
| 4126 | Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2012–active | 59.1 |
| 4127 | James Hunt | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1973–1979 | 59.1 |
| 4128 | Bruce McLaren | Formula 1 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1958–1970 | 59.1 |
| 4129 | Cho Dae-seong | Table Tennis | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2016–active | 59.1 |
| 4130 | Dorian "xertioN" Berman | Esports | 🇮🇱 Israel | 2021–active | 59.1 |
| 4131 | Tarik | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2023 | 59.1 |
| 4132 | Nine | Esports | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 2015–active | 59.1 |
| 4133 | Rich | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2012–2021 | 59.1 |
| 4134 | Andrew Wiggins | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 59.0 |
| 4135 | Alan Jones | Formula 1 | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1975–1986 | 59.0 |
| 4136 | Ralf Schumacher | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1997–2007 | 59.0 |
| 4137 | Giancarlo Fisichella | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1996–2009 | 59.0 |
| 4138 | Jarno Trulli | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1997–2011 | 59.0 |
| 4139 | Jo Bonnier | Formula 1 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1956–1971 | 59.0 |
| 4140 | Amed Rosario | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 58.9 |
| 4141 | Liu Shiwen | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2004–2021 | 58.9 |
| 4142 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Formula 1 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | 1998–2006 | 58.9 |
| 4143 | Jaren Jackson Jr. | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 58.8 |
| 4144 | David Coulthard | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1994–2008 | 58.8 |
| 4145 | Kirill "Jimpphat" Marushchenko | Esports | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2021–active | 58.8 |
| 4146 | Patrick Baum | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2003–2019 | 58.8 |
| 4147 | Willy Adames | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2018–active | 58.7 |
| 4148 | Abhishek Sharma | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2018–active | 58.7 |
| 4149 | Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2004–2023 | 58.7 |
| 4150 | Jean Alesi | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1989–2001 | 58.7 |
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Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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