Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 89
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 10.4 | |
| 1996 | 17 | |
| 1997 | 18.5 | |
| 1998 | 20.8 | |
| 1999 | 22.9 | |
| 2000 | 22 | |
| 2001 | 20.4 | |
| 2002 | 23 | |
| 2003 | 24.2 | |
| 2004 | 22.2 | |
| 2005 | 21.8 | |
| 2006 | 22.4 | |
| 2007 | 18.8 | |
| 2008 | 15.8 | |
| 2009 | 14.3 | |
| 2010 | 14.8 | |
| 2011 | 15.8 | |
| 2012 | 14.8 | |
| 2013 | 7.5 | |
| 2014 | 6.8 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kevin Garnett ranks #19 in Basketball
Kevin Garnett ranks 19th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 105th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 89, Longevity 92, Honours 84, 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 1995–2016 with 20 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2003, which sets the Peak component at 89. Longevity 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 1, nba titles 1, defensive player of the year 1, all-star selections 15.
Immediately ahead sits Shaquille O'Neal on 89.7, a gap of 2.2 points. Directly behind is Kevin Durant on 88.8. 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.
Kevin Garnett GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Garnett stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak89/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2003. Scored 89/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 20 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Garnett comparisons
Kevin Garnett — frequently asked
- Is Kevin Garnett the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Kevin Garnett ranks 19th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 87.5, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Kevin Garnett's GOAT Score?
- 87.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 89 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Kevin Garnett rank all time?
- 105th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 19th within Basketball.
- Kevin Garnett vs Shaquille O'Neal: who ranks higher?
- Shaquille O'Neal, on 89.7 against Kevin Garnett's 87.5 — a margin of 2.2 points.