MMA: Fedor/GSP - One is retired and the other should have 10 years ago (would add Jones who is still fighting but given his 2 or so positive tests....
Bodybuilding: Yates (90s) or Ronnie Coleman (who retired 10+ years ago and can't even walk anymore)
Hockey: Game has changed too much to be able to say: Gretzgy/Crosby and Lindros (people will argue against it but look at his numbers, especially given era he played in)
Baseball: Barry Bonds
Hockey: Wayne Gretsky
Basketball: Michael Jordan
Golf: Nicklaus, Woods
So not really these sportsIn these sports we are in the goat era.
Baseball: Trout
Hockey: Crosby
Basketball: LeBron
Golf: Woods
LeBron is the GOAT of the last decade for sure, but not the GOAT of all time.
Actually Koepka may be the golf goat.
Baseball: Barry Bonds
Hockey: Wayne Gretsky
Basketball: Michael Jordan
Golf: Nicklaus, Woods
So not really these sportsIn these sports we are in the goat era.
Baseball: Trout
Hockey: Crosby
Basketball: LeBron
Golf: WoodsLeBron is the GOAT of the last decade for sure, but not the GOAT of all time.
Hockey: Game has changed too much to be able to say: Gretzgy/Crosby and Lindros (people will argue against it but look at his numbers, especially given era he played in)
BS. 38 year old Gretzky scored 90 points on a non-playoff team at the height of the dead puck era.
Or, better yet, look at Lemieux's second return, which overlapped with many of today's superstars. Almost a point per game at 40 years old.
Finally, look at Jagr, the one player who played in the early 90s, the dead puck era, and the modern era. The guy was putting up over 60 points a season -- good enough for Hart votes -- in his 40s just a few years ago.
Crosby is a Sakic-level talent (which is amazing, but not in the stratosphere of 99 or 66 or even 68).
Hockey: Game has changed too much to be able to say: Gretzgy/Crosby and Lindros (people will argue against it but look at his numbers, especially given era he played in)BS. 38 year old Gretzky scored 90 points on a non-playoff team at the height of the dead puck era.
Or, better yet, look at Lemieux's second return, which overlapped with many of today's superstars. Almost a point per game at 40 years old.
Finally, look at Jagr, the one player who played in the early 90s, the dead puck era, and the modern era. The guy was putting up over 60 points a season -- good enough for Hart votes -- in his 40s just a few years ago.
Crosby is a Sakic-level talent (which is amazing, but not in the stratosphere of 99 or 66 or even 68).
No one in any sport is or has been as dominant as Wayne Gretsky. He has 2800 points and #2 (Gordie Howe) has only 1800. No one else has that kind of separation with the second best
Don Bradman Australian cricketer - as per Wikipedia
The statistics show that "no other athlete dominates an international sport to the extent that Bradman does cricket".[4] In order to post a similarly dominant career statistic as Bradman, a baseball batter would need a career batting average of .392, while a basketball player would need to score an average of 43.0 points per game.[184] The respective records are .366 and 30.1
Also cricket is a major international sport unlike ice hockey, basketball or baseball.
Federer/Nadal/Djokovic are co-GOATs in tennis.
Trout could become baseball GOAT if he maintains his current level.
No one in basketball is close to Jordan.
Woods could have been the GOAT in golf if his wife hadn’t attacked him with a golf club.
American Football has no clear GOAT.