- Sport
- Athletics
- Career
- 1981–1990
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
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
- 2013–2021
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 71.9
- Dominance
- 71.0
- Statistics
- 70.6
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 64.0
- Dominance
- 60.0
- Statistics
- 66.2
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 70.6
- Dominance
- 70.3
- Statistics
- 72.4
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2006–2021
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1994–2003
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1993–2002
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 68.2
- Dominance
- 69.1
- Statistics
- 72.8
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.9
- Dominance
- 69.0
- Statistics
- 73.4
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇪🇸 Spain
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1983–1993
- Country
- 🇧🇪 Belgium
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 1920–1932
- Country
- 🏴 England
- Peak
- 68.0
- Dominance
- 58.0
- Statistics
- 64.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1991–2002
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1977–1993
- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Peak
- 76.0
- Dominance
- 64.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2009–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 71.5
- Dominance
- 54.8
- Statistics
- 73.9
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 71.6
- Dominance
- 57.8
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 44.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 63.4
- Dominance
- 66.7
- Statistics
- 73.6
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇲🇨 Monaco
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 66.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1999–2015
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1952–1958
- Country
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 69.2
- Dominance
- 69.6
- Statistics
- 72.5
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 69.3
- Dominance
- 69.7
- Statistics
- 71.8
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2020
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1991–2021
- Country
- 🇧🇾 Belarus
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇫🇮 Finland
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1960–1967
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 64.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2014–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.5
- Dominance
- 53.2
- Statistics
- 74.9
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 66.6
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2008–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 63.8
- Dominance
- 50.9
- Statistics
- 73.8
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 75.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 2006–active
- Country
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.6
- Dominance
- 52.3
- Statistics
- 74.6
- Honours
- 32.0
- Longevity
- 69.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.6
- Dominance
- 70.3
- Statistics
- 72.2
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 53.8
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.2
- Dominance
- 68.1
- Statistics
- 73.1
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.8
- Dominance
- 71.4
- Statistics
- 71.5
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Cricket
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 61.6
- Dominance
- 65.8
- Statistics
- 62.2
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 47.4
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Table Tennis
- Career
- 1977–1996
- Country
- 🇸🇪 Sweden
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 68.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2013–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Ice Hockey
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ United States
- Peak
- 75.0
- Dominance
- 65.5
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 60.2
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 68.2
- Dominance
- 68.1
- Statistics
- 68.6
- Honours
- 68.0
- Longevity
- 63.4
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 72.4
- Dominance
- 71.2
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 50.6
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1977–1986
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Formula 1
- Career
- 1966–1974
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 74.1
- Dominance
- 56.0
- Statistics
- 73.6
- Honours
- 38.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Baseball
- Career
- 2017–active
- Country
- 🏳️ International
- Peak
- 67.9
- Dominance
- 69.0
- Statistics
- 72.5
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 57.0
- Sport
- Esports
- Career
- 2012–2023
- Country
- 🇩🇰 Denmark
- Peak
- 78.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4151 | Anke Behmer | Athletics | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1981–1990 | 58.7 |
| 4152 | Kramer | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2013–2021 | 58.7 |
| 4153 | Ryan McMahon | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 58.6 |
| 4154 | Harshal Patel | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2012–active | 58.6 |
| 4155 | Ozzie Albies | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 58.5 |
| 4156 | Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund | Esports | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 2006–2021 | 58.5 |
| 4157 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Formula 1 | 🇩🇪 Germany | 1994–2003 | 58.5 |
| 4158 | Eddie Irvine | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1993–2002 | 58.5 |
| 4159 | Matt Olson | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 58.4 |
| 4160 | Alex Bregman | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 58.4 |
| 4161 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Formula 1 | 🇪🇸 Spain | 2015–active | 58.4 |
| 4162 | Thierry Boutsen | Formula 1 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 1983–1993 | 58.4 |
| 4163 | Feng Mengya | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 2012–active | 58.4 |
| 4164 | Jack Bryan | Cricket | 🏴 England | 1920–1932 | 58.4 |
| 4165 | Liu Guoliang | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1991–2002 | 58.3 |
| 4166 | Riccardo Patrese | Formula 1 | 🇮🇹 Italy | 1977–1993 | 58.3 |
| 4167 | Felipe "dumau" Moreira | Esports | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 2019–active | 58.3 |
| 4168 | Quentin Robinot | Table Tennis | 🇫🇷 France | 2009–active | 58.3 |
| 4169 | Julius Randle | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 58.2 |
| 4170 | Donovan Mitchell | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2018–active | 58.2 |
| 4171 | J. T. Realmuto | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 58.2 |
| 4172 | Charles Leclerc | Formula 1 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 2018–active | 58.2 |
| 4173 | Guo Yue | Table Tennis | 🇨🇳 China | 1999–2015 | 58.2 |
| 4174 | Peter Collins | Formula 1 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 1952–1958 | 58.2 |
| 4175 | Max Fried | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 58.1 |
| 4176 | Yandy Díaz | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 58.1 |
| 4177 | Jian "Uzi" Zi-Hao | Esports | 🇨🇳 China | 2012–2020 | 58.1 |
| 4178 | Vladimir Samsonov | Table Tennis | 🇧🇾 Belarus | 1991–2021 | 58.1 |
| 4179 | Valtteri Bottas | Formula 1 | 🇫🇮 Finland | 2013–active | 58.1 |
| 4180 | Richie Ginther | Formula 1 | 🇺🇸 United States | 1960–1967 | 58.1 |
| 4181 | jkaem | Esports | 🇳🇴 Norway | 2013–active | 58.1 |
| 4182 | CJ McCollum | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2014–active | 58.0 |
| 4183 | Al Horford | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2008–active | 58.0 |
| 4184 | Ricardo Walther | Table Tennis | 🇩🇪 Germany | 2006–active | 58.0 |
| 4185 | Bradley Beal | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2013–active | 57.9 |
| 4186 | Corbin Burnes | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2018–active | 57.9 |
| 4187 | Andrew Benintendi | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2016–active | 57.9 |
| 4188 | Nathaniel Lowe | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 57.9 |
| 4189 | Phil Salt | Cricket | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 57.9 |
| 4190 | Heo "ShowMaker" Su | Esports | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 2018–active | 57.9 |
| 4191 | Mikael Appelgren | Table Tennis | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 1977–1996 | 57.9 |
| 4192 | Ryan "Freakazoid" Abadir | Esports | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2019 | 57.9 |
| 4193 | Connor Hellebuyck | Ice Hockey | 🏳️ United States | 2015–active | 57.8 |
| 4194 | Elías Díaz | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2015–active | 57.8 |
| 4195 | Ty France | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2019–active | 57.8 |
| 4196 | Patrick Tambay | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1977–1986 | 57.8 |
| 4197 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Formula 1 | 🇫🇷 France | 1966–1974 | 57.8 |
| 4198 | Buddy Hield | Basketball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 57.7 |
| 4199 | Cody Bellinger | Baseball | 🏳️ International | 2017–active | 57.7 |
| 4200 | Andreas "Xyp9x" Højsleth | Esports | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 2012–2023 | 57.7 |
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