All-Star selections
1
NBA games played
468
Career points per game
10
Career rebounds per game
8.2
NBA Finals appearances
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.6 | |
| 1951 | 10.6 | |
| 1952 | 10.1 | |
| 1953 | 10.1 | |
| 1954 | 13.1 | |
| 1955 | 11.2 | |
| 1956 | 5.9 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nat Clifton ranks #218 in Basketball
Nat Clifton ranks #218 in Basketball and #1801 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 79.5/100.
The verified career covers 1942–1958 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 84/100, with Peak the strongest category at 84/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: All-Star selections 1, NBA games played 468, Career points per game 10, Career rebounds per game 8.2.
Nearest context: ahead Lou Hudson (79.7); behind Luol Deng (79.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nat Clifton GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Clifton comparisons
Nat Clifton — frequently asked
- Is Nat Clifton the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nat Clifton ranks #218 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 79.5/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Nat Clifton's GOAT Score?
- 79.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Nat Clifton rank all time?
- #1801 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #218 in Basketball.
- Nat Clifton vs Lou Hudson: who ranks higher?
- Lou Hudson ranks higher at 79.7 versus Nat Clifton at 79.5, a margin of 0.2 points.