NBA titles
6
MVP awards
6
All-Star selections
19
Career points
38,387
Finals MVP
2
Career rebounds
17,440
Category profile
- Dominance
- 95
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 95
- Statistics
- 96
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 28.8 | |
| 1970 | 31.7 | |
| 1971 | 34.8 | |
| 1972 | 30.2 | |
| 1973 | 27 | |
| 1974 | 30 | |
| 1975 | 27.7 | |
| 1976 | 26.2 | |
| 1977 | 26.2 | |
| 1978 | 23.8 | |
| 1979 | 24.8 | |
| 1980 | 26.2 | |
| 1981 | 23.9 | |
| 1982 | 21.8 | |
| 1983 | 21.5 | |
| 1984 | 22 | |
| 1985 | 23.4 | |
| 1986 | 17.5 | |
| 1987 | 14.6 | |
| 1988 | 10.1 |
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 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks #3 in Basketball
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks #3 in Basketball and #10 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 95.2/100.
The verified career covers 1969–1989 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 6, MVP awards 6, All-Star selections 19, Career points 38387.
Nearest context: ahead Michael Jordan (95.3); behind Diana Taurasi (94.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar GOAT Score explained
- Dominance95/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours95/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics96/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — frequently asked
- Is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks #3 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 95.2/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's GOAT Score?
- 95.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 95 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 95 (20%), Statistics 96 (15%).
- Where does Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rank all time?
- #10 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #3 in Basketball.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs Michael Jordan: who ranks higher?
- Michael Jordan ranks higher at 95.3 versus Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at 95.2, a margin of 0.1 points.