Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 7.8 | |
| 2006 | 8.9 | |
| 2007 | 11.6 | |
| 2008 | 11 | |
| 2009 | 10.7 | |
| 2010 | 9.8 | |
| 2011 | 9.1 | |
| 2012 | 9.7 | |
| 2013 | 10.7 | |
| 2014 | 10.2 | |
| 2015 | 9.8 | |
| 2016 | 9.2 | |
| 2017 | 7.9 | |
| 2018 | 8.2 | |
| 2019 | 9.9 | |
| 2020 | 8.9 | |
| 2021 | 10.8 | |
| 2022 | 8.9 | |
| 2023 | 6.8 | |
| 2024 | 7.4 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Chris Paul ranks #26 in Basketball
Chris Paul ranks 26th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 171st of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 92, Honours 78, Statistics 92. 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 2005–present with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2007, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes all-star selections 12, assist titles 5, steals titles 6, olympic golds 2.
Immediately ahead sits Robert Parish on 84.5, a gap of -0.9 points. Directly behind is Tamika Catchings on 85.8. 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.
Chris Paul GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Paul stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2007. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Paul comparisons
Chris Paul — frequently asked
- Is Chris Paul the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Chris Paul ranks 26th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.4, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Chris Paul's GOAT Score?
- 85.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Chris Paul rank all time?
- 171st of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 26th within Basketball.
- Chris Paul vs Robert Parish: who ranks higher?
- Chris Paul, on 85.4 against Robert Parish's 84.5 — a margin of 0.9 points.