NBA titles
4
Finals MVP
4
Regular season MVP
4
Career points
41,000
Points per game
27.1
All-Star selections
21
Career assets & trophy cabinet
Major titles
League & cup titles
Individual awards
Clubs & teams
- Cleveland Cavaliers2003–2010, 2014–2018 · 2016 title
- Miami Heat2010–2014 · Back-to-back titles
- Los Angeles Lakers2018– · 2020 title
Total career numbers
- Points
- 41,000+
- Assists
- 11,000+
- Seasons
- 22
- Playoff games
- 280+
Category profile
- Dominance
- 94
- Peak
- 95
- Longevity
- 100
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 98
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 21 | |
| 2005 | 27 | |
| 2006 | 31 | |
| 2007 | 27 | |
| 2008 | 30 | |
| 2009 | 28 | |
| 2010 | 29 | |
| 2011 | 27 | |
| 2012 | 27 | |
| 2013 | 27 | |
| 2014 | 25 | |
| 2015 | 25 | |
| 2016 | 26 | |
| 2017 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 25 | |
| 2020 | 25 | |
| 2021 | 30 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 25 | |
| 2024 | 24 |
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 LeBron James ranks #1 in Basketball
LeBron James ranks #1 in Basketball and #8 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 95.6/100.
The verified career covers 2003–present and 21 documented seasons. Peak is 95/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 100/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 4, Finals MVP 4, Regular season MVP 4, Career points 41000.
Nearest context: ahead —; behind Michael Jordan (95.3). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
LeBron James GOAT Score explained
- Dominance94/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak95/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 95/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity100/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 100/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics98/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 98/100, based on the verified career record.
Top LeBron comparisons
LeBron James — frequently asked
- Is LeBron James the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, LeBron James ranks #1 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 95.6/100 and #8 of 5087 across all sports.
- What is LeBron James's GOAT Score?
- 95.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 94 (25%), Peak 95 (20%), Longevity 100 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 98 (15%).
- Where does LeBron James rank all time?
- #8 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #1 in Basketball.
- LeBron James vs Michael Jordan: who ranks higher?
- LeBron James ranks higher at 95.6 versus Michael Jordan at 95.3, a margin of 0.3 points.