Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 55 | |
| 1966 | 64 | |
| 1967 | 72 | |
| 1968 | 81 | |
| 1969 | 89 | |
| 1970 | 98 | |
| 1971 | 92 | |
| 1972 | 86 | |
| 1973 | 81 | |
| 1974 | 75 | |
| 1975 | 69 | |
| 1976 | 63 | |
| 1977 | 57 | |
| 1978 | 52 | |
| 1979 | 46 | |
| 1980 | 40 |
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 Rick Barry ranks #15 in Basketball
Rick Barry ranks 15th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 75th 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 90, Peak 96, Longevity 84, Honours 90, Statistics 94. 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 1965–1980 with 16 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1970, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba championships 1, finals mvp awards 1, scoring titles 1, all-star selections 12.
Immediately ahead sits Manu Ginóbili on 90.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kobe Bryant on 90.5. 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.
Rick Barry GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Barry stood above the field while competing. Scored 90/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1970. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 16 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
Top Barry comparisons
Rick Barry — frequently asked
- Is Rick Barry the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Rick Barry ranks 15th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 90.6, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Rick Barry's GOAT Score?
- 90.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Rick Barry rank all time?
- 75th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 15th within Basketball.
- Rick Barry vs Manu Ginóbili: who ranks higher?
- Rick Barry, on 90.6 against Manu Ginóbili's 90.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.