The Machine

Sport by sport

How the Machine scores →

Each list is ranked from the athletes’ records within their own sport. Who’s greatest across sports is a judgment call, so that’s left to the Panel.

Men's Tennis

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  1. 1 Novak Djokovic98.7
  2. 2 Rafael Nadal88.4
  3. 3 Roger Federer87.2
  4. 4 Pete Sampras65.8
  5. 5 Björn Borg52.3

Women's Tennis

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  1. 1 Steffi Graf91.5
  2. 2 Serena Williams83.9
  3. 3 Martina Navratilova81.5
  4. 4 Chris Evert72.9
  5. 5 Monica Seles48.4

Men's Golf

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  1. 1 Tiger Woods92.4
  2. 2 Jack Nicklaus76.5
  3. 3 Ben Hogan57.9
  4. 4 Sam Snead52.1
  5. 5 Arnold Palmer43.0

Basketball

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  1. 1 LeBron James82.4
  2. 2 Michael Jordan81.5
  3. 3 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar76.4
  4. 4 Magic Johnson61.1
  5. 5 Bill Russell59.6

American Football

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  1. 1 Tom Brady82.5
  2. 2 Jim Brown55.1
  3. 3 Jerry Rice53.9
  4. 4 Joe Montana53.0
  5. 5 Lawrence Taylor43.2

Soccer

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  1. 1 Lionel Messi80.8
  2. 2 Pelé73.7
  3. 3 Cristiano Ronaldo59.8
  4. 4 Johan Cruyff24.5
  5. 5 Diego Maradona23.0

Baseball (Position Players)

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  1. 1 Babe Ruth89.1
  2. 2 Barry Bonds77.4
  3. 3 Ted Williams64.1
  4. 4 Willie Mays63.0
  5. 5 Hank Aaron58.8

Hockey

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  1. 1 Wayne Gretzky97.7
  2. 2 Gordie Howe74.0
  3. 3 Mario Lemieux63.4
  4. 4 Alex Ovechkin41.9
  5. 5 Bobby Orr41.7

Boxing

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  1. 1 Sugar Ray Robinson67.5
  2. 2 Manny Pacquiao66.7
  3. 3 Floyd Mayweather Jr.57.6
  4. 4 Joe Louis44.4
  5. 5 Muhammad Ali38.5

Track & Field

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  1. 1 Carl Lewis90.2
  2. 2 Allyson Felix86.1
  3. 3 Usain Bolt77.5
  4. 4 Jesse Owens49.6
  5. 5 Mondo Duplantis27.2

Swimming

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  1. 1 Michael Phelps100.0
  2. 2 Katie Ledecky64.8
  3. 3 Mark Spitz51.0
  4. 4 Ian Thorpe36.7

Closest calls

🥊 Boxing · #1 vs #2🇺🇸 Sugar Ray Robinson67.5🇵🇭 Manny Pacquiao66.70.7 apart🏀 Basketball · #1 vs #2🇺🇸 LeBron James82.4🇺🇸 Michael Jordan81.50.9 apart🎾 Men's Tennis · #2 vs #3🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal88.4🇨🇭 Roger Federer87.21.1 apart🏈 American Football · #2 vs #3🇺🇸 Jim Brown55.1🇺🇸 Jerry Rice53.91.2 apart🎾 Women's Tennis · #2 vs #3🇺🇸 Serena Williams83.9🇺🇸 Martina Navratilova81.52.4 apart