Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 23.5 | |
| 1997 | 22 | |
| 1998 | 26.8 | |
| 1999 | 28.4 | |
| 2000 | 31.1 | |
| 2001 | 31.4 | |
| 2002 | 27.6 | |
| 2003 | 26.4 | |
| 2004 | 30.7 | |
| 2005 | 33 | |
| 2006 | 31.1 | |
| 2007 | 26.4 | |
| 2008 | 17.5 | |
| 2009 | 13.9 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Allen Iverson ranks #64 in Basketball
Allen Iverson ranks 64th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 502nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 90, Longevity 80, Honours 78, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1996–2011 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2005, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes mvp awards 1, scoring titles 4, all-star selections 11, career points 24368.
Immediately ahead sits Sheryl Swoopes on 83.5, a gap of 0.7 points. Directly behind is Paul Pierce on 81.2. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Allen Iverson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Iverson stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2005. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Iverson comparisons
Allen Iverson — frequently asked
- Is Allen Iverson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Allen Iverson ranks 64th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 82.8, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Allen Iverson's GOAT Score?
- 82.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Allen Iverson rank all time?
- 502nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 64th within Basketball.
- Allen Iverson vs Sheryl Swoopes: who ranks higher?
- Sheryl Swoopes, on 83.5 against Allen Iverson's 82.8 — a margin of 0.7 points.