Who is the most dominant athlete ever in their chosen sport?

Don Bradman

Same answer that these threads always have

>>77611327
This is my first time on /sp/ except for the olympics, sorry if this is a common question, was just curious to see what the /sp/ chosen ones are.

>>77611341
Don't listen to that fucking leaf

1. gretzky
2, kareem

Nobody even close to even be worth mentioning, unless yo want to throw that badminton guy from yurop people always say who has probably already been mentioned

wew kobe

>>77611499
>facebook the post

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The true American GOAT

LBJ

Serena Williams

Gretzky. The fella who rated Bradman above everyone else didn't consider hockey players in his study.

http://pappubahry.blogspot.c0m/2008/01/bradman-v-gretzky-v-orr.html

tl;dr

Gretzky Z-score (how much better you are, statistically, relative to other players in your sport): 4.9

Bradman: 4.4

>>77611712
the scores you've posted there are gretzky's score is relative to other forwards whereas bradman's relative to all other cricketers

that guy's blog has bradman with 5.0 when compared to just other batsmen which seems like a fairer comparison number to me

>>77611712
comparing Bradman to other batsmen gave him a 5.0

5.0 > 4.9

Bradman is still the undisputed GOAT

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Jon "Bones" Jones in MMA

Clayton Kershaw

>>77611752
>the scores you've posted there are gretzky's score is relative to other forwards whereas bradman's relative to all other cricketers

I don't think it would make a difference, since defensemen are not known for piling up the points, and as he admitted, he doesn't know how to measure (statistically) the value of a defenseman. It's very much an eye-test thing. You can also measure player value through +/-.

I also think the 4.4 score is more accurate for Bradman. I don't follow cricket, but I assume players can affect things (for better or worse) defensively? Being a bad fielder, bowler, etc.

>>77611766

Cricket is more than just batting, though. You have to field and bowl. If Bradman was subpar defensively, that should be factored in.

>>77611825
>Cricket is more than just batting
not for a top order batsman

he didn't ever have to bowl and his fielding isn't important, you can just hide him in the field. its so negligible that anything but batting shouldn't be considered for bradman

>>77611812
to an extent, but cricket is a game with super specialised roles

top batsmen tend to not ever bowl at all and fielding seems like too woolly a discipline to really put a value on with current statistics, let alone held statistics from 100 year ago

i don't know jack about ice hockey, so i don't know if there's a decent comparison of what i'm talking about. but it might be like how this guy took ty cobb and didn't just look at his batting average, but also his pitching record and fielding record at the same time

as a nice little aside, the fielding team would often be considered the "attack" in cricket

Jahinger Khan

>>77611866
>>77611874

I see.

The objective answer is Donald Bradman

>>77611825
you have maybe 1 player in a team that is expected to bat and bowl and no one expects them to be particularly great at either role

Stefan Everts: 10 times motocross world champion & 101 GP wins

me at being a lazy piece of shit

23 years, undefeated. all-time top scorer.

me at fucking your mom

Tiger Woods was at one point twice as far in front of Mickelson (ranked number 2) than Mickelson was in front of the guy in last place on the world rankings. He lapped the field twice.

>>77611327
Don Brad"man" was a war dodger who statpadded against amateurs because all the good players died in WWII.

He also had Douglas Jardine's name ruined for eternity because he couldn't handle Harold Larwood's 125kph "chin music"

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>>77612406
nice try m8

If your country doesn't have a top 5 athlete in any sport it's not a country.

Asa Akira

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>>77612435
goat at
>racing
>skiing
>chicken
>playing dead
>chinning

>>77611319
>that webm
>half court violation
>staged FT
>travel...

Star players get away with much more than your average NBA guy. I get the reasoning but still it's pretty unfair and inflates their stats/highlights.

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>You now remember Karelin.
>And the bogus judges decision that brought his first loss in 13 years after not giving away a single point in six years.

>887 wins only 2 loses (beginning and end of career)
>3 time Olympic Gold Medalist
>9 time World Champion
>12 time European Champion
>13 time Soviet and Russian Champion
Is he the ultimate GOAT in his sport who ever lived?

>>77616451
Karelin is the right answer
The absolute GOAT

>>77611319
enough with the jordan meme. they couldnt defenf for shit back then, jordan would just charge and dunk

>>77611499
>2, kareem

he only was good when the league was split in two with the ABA

>>77616451
If you want to mention meme sports you might as well talk about Teddy Riner

>>77615591
>BBC videos
I don't think so

>>77616473
Luigi you have terrible, terrible opinions about every sport.
>>77616451
>I train every day of my life as they have never trained a day in theirs.

>>77611319
Bubka

>>77615591
>not anri okita
how can u live with yourself

>>77611499

>Kareem
>not shaw

>ctrl+f No Usain Bolt or Michael Phelps

sigh.

>>77616626
>>77611563

>>77611319
Wilt Chamberlain

>>77616626
You suck at ctrl+f m8

>>77616626
>millenials first sport

kys, plenty of good sprinters and swimmers have dominated

Name one person like Schumi or Karelin, Faggot.

>>77615591
>>77616565
>unironically ejaculating to chinks
I think this is the wrong board for you boys

>ctrl+f
>no philippe quintais
>no jeannie longo

plebs

>>77612435
Are Richie McCaw and Dan Carter top 5 rugby?

>>77611640
This, unironically.

>>77616626
>Rating run/swim small distances a bit faster than the others
WeW

>>77616878
>Sport (British English) or sports (American English) includes all forms of competitive physical activity

Run/Swim faster than the others is literally the definition of sports

>>77611888
Underrated post. The man went unbeaten for more than 5 years.

>>77616821
Richie McCaw was a cheat
Dan Carter, yes

>>77617012
Lol fuck no he got knocked out by an no reject

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>>77611319
easy

>>77611563
>Sport

>>77611570
This

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>>77616451

me in shitposting on /tv/

>>77611319
>>77611499

Sven Kramer

Barry Bonds

>>77617995
what is your specialty?

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>>77618080

>>77611319
Wayne Gretzky - basically 100% better then anyone who came before him, and remains about 33% better then anyone who's come since.

>>77617012
>90% of his career in the D league