NBA titles
3
MVP awards
3
Finals MVP
2
All-Star selections
12
Career points
21,791
Olympic golds
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 93
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 93
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 21.3 | |
| 1980 | 21.2 | |
| 1981 | 22.9 | |
| 1982 | 23.6 | |
| 1983 | 24.2 | |
| 1984 | 28.7 | |
| 1985 | 25.8 | |
| 1986 | 28.1 | |
| 1987 | 29.9 | |
| 1988 | 19.3 | |
| 1989 | 24.3 | |
| 1990 | 19.4 | |
| 1991 | 20.2 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Larry Bird ranks #10 in Basketball
Larry Bird ranks #10 in Basketball and #67 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.2/100.
The verified career covers 1979–1992 and 13 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 3, MVP awards 3, Finals MVP 2, All-Star selections 12.
Nearest context: ahead Sue Bird (91.2); behind Ray Allen (91.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Larry Bird GOAT Score explained
- Dominance93/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics93/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 93/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Bird comparisons
Larry Bird — frequently asked
- Is Larry Bird the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Larry Bird ranks #10 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 91.2/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Larry Bird's GOAT Score?
- 91.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 93 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 93 (15%).
- Where does Larry Bird rank all time?
- #67 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #10 in Basketball.
- Larry Bird vs Sue Bird: who ranks higher?
- Larry Bird ranks higher at 91.2 versus Sue Bird at 91.2, a margin of 0.0 points.