Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7.8 | |
| 2011 | 12.1 | |
| 2012 | 17.4 | |
| 2013 | 21.7 | |
| 2014 | 8.8 | |
| 2015 | 23.1 | |
| 2016 | 23.7 | |
| 2017 | 21.9 | |
| 2018 | 28 | |
| 2019 | 21.5 | |
| 2020 | 23.3 | |
| 2021 | 24.3 | |
| 2022 | 23.8 | |
| 2023 | 22.6 | |
| 2024 | 16.2 | |
| 2025 | 15 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- 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 Paul George ranks #117 in Basketball
Paul George ranks 117th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 709th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 82, Honours 80, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2010–present with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2018, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba all-star selections 9, all-nba selections 6, all-defensive selections 4, olympic gold medals 1.
Immediately ahead sits Zelmo Beaty on 82.3, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Ben Wallace on 82.0. 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.
Paul George GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far George stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2018. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top George comparisons
Paul George — frequently asked
- Is Paul George the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Paul George ranks 117th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 82.1, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Paul George's GOAT Score?
- 82.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Paul George rank all time?
- 709th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 117th within Basketball.
- Paul George vs Zelmo Beaty: who ranks higher?
- Zelmo Beaty, on 82.3 against Paul George's 82.1 — a margin of 0.2 points.