Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 45 | |
| 1996 | 51 | |
| 1997 | 56 | |
| 1998 | 62 | |
| 1999 | 68 | |
| 2000 | 73 | |
| 2001 | 79 | |
| 2002 | 85 | |
| 2003 | 90 | |
| 2004 | 96 | |
| 2005 | 92 | |
| 2006 | 89 | |
| 2007 | 85 | |
| 2008 | 81 | |
| 2009 | 78 | |
| 2010 | 74 | |
| 2011 | 71 | |
| 2012 | 67 | |
| 2013 | 63 | |
| 2014 | 60 | |
| 2015 | 56 | |
| 2016 | 52 | |
| 2017 | 49 | |
| 2018 | 45 |
Data sources
- NBA.com official statistics
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Manu Ginóbili ranks #14 in Basketball
Manu Ginóbili ranks 14th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 74th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 90, Honours 94, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1995–2018 with 24 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2004, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba championships 4, olympic gold medals 1, euroleague titles 1, sixth man of the year awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Phog Allen on 90.7, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Rick Barry on 90.6. 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.
Manu Ginóbili GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Ginóbili stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2004. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 23 years of competition and 24 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 94/100.
- 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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Manu Ginóbili — frequently asked
- Is Manu Ginóbili the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Manu Ginóbili ranks 14th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 90.6, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Manu Ginóbili's GOAT Score?
- 90.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Manu Ginóbili rank all time?
- 74th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 14th within Basketball.
- Manu Ginóbili vs Phog Allen: who ranks higher?
- Phog Allen, on 90.7 against Manu Ginóbili's 90.6 — a margin of 0.1 points.