Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 21 | |
| 2004 | 20.8 | |
| 2005 | 26.5 | |
| 2006 | 28.9 | |
| 2007 | 25.7 | |
| 2008 | 22.8 | |
| 2009 | 28.2 | |
| 2010 | 25.6 | |
| 2011 | 22.6 | |
| 2012 | 28.7 | |
| 2013 | 27.4 | |
| 2014 | 24.2 | |
| 2015 | 21.8 | |
| 2016 | 22.4 | |
| 2017 | 16.2 | |
| 2018 | 13.4 | |
| 2019 | 15.4 | |
| 2020 | 13.4 | |
| 2021 | 13.3 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Carmelo Anthony ranks #70 in Basketball
Carmelo Anthony ranks 70th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 559th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 84, Longevity 86, Honours 74, Statistics 86. 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 2003–2022 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2006, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 3, scoring titles 1, all-star selections 10, career points 28289.
Immediately ahead sits Anthony Davis on 81.9, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Teresa Weatherspoon on 81.3. 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.
Carmelo Anthony GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Anthony stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2006. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Anthony comparisons
Carmelo Anthony — frequently asked
- Is Carmelo Anthony the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Carmelo Anthony ranks 70th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 80.2, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Carmelo Anthony's GOAT Score?
- 80.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Carmelo Anthony rank all time?
- 559th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 70th within Basketball.
- Carmelo Anthony vs Anthony Davis: who ranks higher?
- Anthony Davis, on 81.9 against Carmelo Anthony's 80.2 — a margin of 1.7 points.