Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 17.8 | |
| 2008 | 18.1 | |
| 2009 | 17.9 | |
| 2010 | 21.8 | |
| 2011 | 21.7 | |
| 2012 | 21.1 | |
| 2013 | 23.2 | |
| 2014 | 23.4 | |
| 2015 | 18 | |
| 2016 | 17.3 | |
| 2017 | 23.1 | |
| 2018 | 21.3 | |
| 2019 | 18.9 | |
| 2020 | 13.5 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why LaMarcus Aldridge ranks #137 in Basketball
LaMarcus Aldridge ranks 137th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 798th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 86, Honours 74, Statistics 90. 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 2006–2021 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2014, which sets the Peak component at 86. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes all-star selections 7, all-nba teams 5, career points 20558, points per game peak 23.4.
Immediately ahead sits Paul Pierce on 81.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Karl-Anthony Towns on 81.2. 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.
LaMarcus Aldridge GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Aldridge stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2014. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
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LaMarcus Aldridge — frequently asked
- Is LaMarcus Aldridge the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. LaMarcus Aldridge ranks 137th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.2, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is LaMarcus Aldridge's GOAT Score?
- 81.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does LaMarcus Aldridge rank all time?
- 798th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 137th within Basketball.
- LaMarcus Aldridge vs Paul Pierce: who ranks higher?
- LaMarcus Aldridge, on 81.2 against Paul Pierce's 81.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.