Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 13.4 | |
| 1983 | 14.5 | |
| 1984 | 17.6 | |
| 1985 | 20 | |
| 1986 | 19.4 | |
| 1987 | 19.7 | |
| 1988 | 20.5 | |
| 1989 | 21.1 | |
| 1990 | 21.4 | |
| 1991 | 19.9 | |
| 1992 | 14.9 | |
| 1993 | 10.2 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why James Worthy ranks #84 in Basketball
James Worthy ranks 84th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 677th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 74, Honours 84, Statistics 82. 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 1982–1994 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1990, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles 3, finals mvp awards 1, all-star selections 7, points per game 17.6.
Immediately ahead sits Rasheed Wallace on 79.1, a gap of -1.4 points. Directly behind is Elena Delle Donne on 80.5. 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.
James Worthy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Worthy stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1990. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Worthy comparisons
James Worthy — frequently asked
- Is James Worthy the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. James Worthy ranks 84th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 80.5, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is James Worthy's GOAT Score?
- 80.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does James Worthy rank all time?
- 677th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 84th within Basketball.
- James Worthy vs Rasheed Wallace: who ranks higher?
- James Worthy, on 80.5 against Rasheed Wallace's 79.1 — a margin of 1.4 points.