GOATness, by your rules.
Most GOAT debates hide the definition. Here, you set it. Reweight the case, compare legends, test a favorite and share your exact verdict.
Weight controls
You are not choosing the GOAT directly. You are choosing what counts.
Short-window supremacy over top rivals.
How long the apex remained near-unstoppable.
Distance from elite contemporaries.
Biggest-title conversion during best years.
Career length at elite level.
Positive rewards deeper eras; negative discounts them.
Core weights always sum to 100%. Moving one redistributes the rest proportionally.
Filters and presets
This is where the argument becomes honest.
Can your pick win?
Find the least extreme five-point weighting that puts an athlete first.
Current ranking
Select a name to inspect the argument behind it.
Head to head
Same definition, two very different cases.
How stable is the lead?
Move one dial at a time before Ma Long loses first place.
Garry Kasparov takes over
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Garry Kasparov takes over
Messi takes over
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Your verdict
A compact result you can send without starting from scratch.
“Under your peak-heavy, era-neutral lens, Ma Long leads Garry Kasparov by 0.24 points.”
Cross-sport map
Each athlete gets a lane. Position shows weighted score; dot size shows peak stretch.
Framework radar
Your model vs the default peak-heavy baseline.
Athlete profiles
Baseline inputs are judgment calls — select any row for its strongest and weakest case.
| Athlete | Sport | Peak dominance | Peak stretch | Field separation | Titles at peak | Longevity | Era | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma Long | Table Tennis | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 9.51 |
| Garry Kasparov | Chess | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.5 | 9.27 |
| Hamilton | F1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 5.0 | 9.08 |
| Messi | Soccer | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 9.00 |
| Ronaldo | Soccer | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 8.9 | 6.1 | 8.78 |
| Sugar Ray Robinson | Boxing | 8.3 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.2 | 8.65 |
| LeBron | Basketball | 10.0 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 8.65 |
| Magnus Carlsen | Chess | 9.2 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 9.5 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 8.32 |
| Tiger Woods | Golf | 10.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 8.25 |
| Djokovic | Tennis | 10.0 | 6.8 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 8.21 |
| Federer | Tennis | 6.8 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 7.98 |
| Floyd Mayweather | Boxing | 10.0 | 9.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 7.95 |
| Jordan | Basketball | 5.0 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 7.15 |
| Prost | F1 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 7.00 |
| Pelé | Soccer | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 6.98 |
| Waldner | Table Tennis | 5.3 | 5.9 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 6.92 |
| Jack Nicklaus | Golf | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 6.75 |
| Bobby Fischer | Chess | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.65 |
| Schumacher | F1 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.51 |
| Muhammad Ali | Boxing | 5.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 6.01 |
| Maradona | Soccer | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 8.9 | 6.00 |
| Senna | F1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 6.00 |
| Mike Tyson | Boxing | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 5.75 |
| Nadal | Tennis | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 6.4 | 5.66 |
| Timo Boll | Table Tennis | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 |
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