Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 7 | |
| 1964 | 11.6 | |
| 1965 | 16.3 | |
| 1966 | 18.7 | |
| 1967 | 20.5 | |
| 1968 | 21.5 | |
| 1969 | 21.9 | |
| 1970 | 20.2 | |
| 1971 | 21.4 | |
| 1972 | 17.1 | |
| 1973 | 13 | |
| 1974 | 7.9 | |
| 1975 | 4.3 | |
| 1976 | 4.3 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nate Thurmond ranks #78 in Basketball
Nate Thurmond ranks 78th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 610th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 80, Honours 76, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1963–1977 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1969, which sets the Peak component at 86. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes all-star selections 7, all-defensive teams 5, rebounds per game 15, career rebounds 14464.
Immediately ahead sits Breanna Stewart on 82.5, a gap of 1.9 points. Directly behind is Maya Moore on 82.8. 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.
Nate Thurmond GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Thurmond stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1969. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Nate Thurmond — frequently asked
- Is Nate Thurmond the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Nate Thurmond ranks 78th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 80.6, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Nate Thurmond's GOAT Score?
- 80.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Nate Thurmond rank all time?
- 610th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 78th within Basketball.
- Nate Thurmond vs Breanna Stewart: who ranks higher?
- Breanna Stewart, on 82.5 against Nate Thurmond's 80.6 — a margin of 1.9 points.