Category profile
- Dominance
- 87
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 85
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.8 | |
| 2014 | 12.7 | |
| 2015 | 16.9 | |
| 2016 | 22.9 | |
| 2017 | 26.9 | |
| 2018 | 27.7 | |
| 2019 | 29.5 | |
| 2020 | 28.1 | |
| 2021 | 29.9 | |
| 2022 | 31.1 | |
| 2023 | 30.4 | |
| 2024 | 30.4 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Giannis Antetokounmpo ranks #46 in Basketball
Giannis Antetokounmpo ranks 46th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 366th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 87, Peak 92, Longevity 76, Honours 85, Statistics 90. 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 2013–present with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2022, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak 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 mvp awards 2, nba titles 1, finals mvp 1, defensive player of the year 1.
Immediately ahead sits Bob Cousy on 84.8, a gap of -1.1 points. Directly behind is Patrick Ewing on 83.4. 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.
Giannis Antetokounmpo GOAT Score explained
- Dominance87/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Giannis stood above the field while competing. Scored 87/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2022. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours85/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 85/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo — frequently asked
- Is Giannis Antetokounmpo the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Giannis Antetokounmpo ranks 46th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.9, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Giannis Antetokounmpo's GOAT Score?
- 85.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 87 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 85 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Giannis Antetokounmpo rank all time?
- 366th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within Basketball.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo vs Bob Cousy: who ranks higher?
- Giannis Antetokounmpo, on 85.9 against Bob Cousy's 84.8 — a margin of 1.1 points.