Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 12.5 | |
| 2012 | 16.6 | |
| 2013 | 18.4 | |
| 2014 | 21.7 | |
| 2015 | 22.1 | |
| 2016 | 22.3 | |
| 2017 | 20 | |
| 2018 | 21.5 | |
| 2019 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 20.4 | |
| 2022 | 17.9 | |
| 2023 | 17.9 | |
| 2024 | 14 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Klay Thompson ranks #114 in Basketball
Klay Thompson ranks 114th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 679th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 78, Honours 86, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2011–present with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2016, 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 4, all-star selections 5, three-pointers in a game record 14, points in a quarter record 37.
Immediately ahead sits Angel McCoughtry on 82.4, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Neil Johnston on 82.3. 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.
Klay Thompson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Thompson 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 2016. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top Thompson comparisons
Klay Thompson — frequently asked
- Is Klay Thompson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Klay Thompson ranks 114th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 82.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Klay Thompson's GOAT Score?
- 82.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Klay Thompson rank all time?
- 679th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 114th within Basketball.
- Klay Thompson vs Angel McCoughtry: who ranks higher?
- Angel McCoughtry, on 82.4 against Klay Thompson's 82.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.