Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 17.5 | |
| 1983 | 21.6 | |
| 1984 | 27.4 | |
| 1985 | 30.3 | |
| 1986 | 29 | |
| 1987 | 30.7 | |
| 1988 | 26.2 | |
| 1989 | 26.7 | |
| 1990 | 28.4 | |
| 1991 | 29.9 | |
| 1992 | 26 | |
| 1993 | 17.8 | |
| 1994 | 21.4 | |
| 1995 | 18.2 | |
| 1996 | 18.2 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dominique Wilkins ranks #75 in Basketball
Dominique Wilkins ranks 75th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 599th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 86, Longevity 82, Honours 72, 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 1982–1999 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1987, which sets the Peak component at 86. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes all-star selections 9, scoring titles 1, career points 26668, career points per game 24.8.
Immediately ahead sits Angel McCoughtry on 82.4, a gap of 1.7 points. Directly behind is Peja Stojaković on 80.6. 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.
Dominique Wilkins GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Wilkins stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1987. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Wilkins comparisons
Dominique Wilkins — frequently asked
- Is Dominique Wilkins the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dominique Wilkins ranks 75th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 80.7, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Dominique Wilkins's GOAT Score?
- 80.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dominique Wilkins rank all time?
- 599th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 75th within Basketball.
- Dominique Wilkins vs Angel McCoughtry: who ranks higher?
- Angel McCoughtry, on 82.4 against Dominique Wilkins's 80.7 — a margin of 1.7 points.