Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.2 | |
| 1991 | 9.4 | |
| 1992 | 13.5 | |
| 1993 | 16.5 | |
| 1994 | 20.6 | |
| 1995 | 19.3 | |
| 1996 | 21.8 | |
| 1997 | 19.2 | |
| 1998 | 21.7 | |
| 1999 | 24.2 | |
| 2000 | 23.1 | |
| 2001 | 22.1 | |
| 2002 | 20.4 | |
| 2003 | 14.6 | |
| 2004 | 11.3 | |
| 2005 | 7.7 | |
| 2006 | 5.3 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Gary Payton ranks #139 in Basketball
Gary Payton ranks #139 in Basketball and #1123 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.0/100.
The verified career covers 1990–2007 and 17 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 1, Defensive Player of the Year awards 1, All-Star selections 9, All-Defensive first teams 9.
Nearest context: ahead Becky Hammon (83.1); behind Draymond Green (83.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Gary Payton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Payton comparisons
Gary Payton — frequently asked
- Is Gary Payton the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Gary Payton ranks #139 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.0/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Gary Payton's GOAT Score?
- 83.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Gary Payton rank all time?
- #1123 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #139 in Basketball.
- Gary Payton vs Becky Hammon: who ranks higher?
- Becky Hammon ranks higher at 83.1 versus Gary Payton at 83.0, a margin of 0.1 points.