NBA titles
5
Finals MVP
2
Regular season MVP
1
Scoring titles
2
Points per game
25
All-Star selections
18
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 87
- Statistics
- 92
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8 | |
| 1998 | 15 | |
| 1999 | 20 | |
| 2000 | 22 | |
| 2001 | 28 | |
| 2002 | 25 | |
| 2003 | 30 | |
| 2004 | 24 | |
| 2005 | 27 | |
| 2006 | 35 | |
| 2007 | 31 | |
| 2008 | 28 | |
| 2009 | 27 | |
| 2010 | 27 | |
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 27 | |
| 2013 | 13 | |
| 2014 | 22 | |
| 2015 | 17 | |
| 2016 | 17 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Kobe Bryant ranks #15 in Basketball
Kobe Bryant ranks #15 in Basketball and #99 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 90.5/100.
The verified career covers 1996–2016 and 20 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 5, Finals MVP 2, Regular season MVP 1, Scoring titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Rick Barry (90.6); behind Tim Duncan (90.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Kobe Bryant GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours87/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 87/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
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Kobe Bryant — frequently asked
- Is Kobe Bryant the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Kobe Bryant ranks #15 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 90.5/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Kobe Bryant's GOAT Score?
- 90.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 87 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%).
- Where does Kobe Bryant rank all time?
- #99 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #15 in Basketball.
- Kobe Bryant vs Rick Barry: who ranks higher?
- Rick Barry ranks higher at 90.6 versus Kobe Bryant at 90.5, a margin of 0.1 points.