Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4.5 | |
| 2010 | 10.6 | |
| 2011 | 10.7 | |
| 2012 | 9.5 | |
| 2013 | 10.3 | |
| 2014 | 10.1 | |
| 2015 | 11.1 | |
| 2016 | 13.1 | |
| 2017 | 13.1 | |
| 2018 | 13 | |
| 2019 | 8.6 | |
| 2020 | 11.1 | |
| 2021 | 11 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 4 |
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 Ricky Rubio ranks #125 in Basketball
Ricky Rubio ranks 125th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 745th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 84, Honours 80, Statistics 82. 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 2005–2024 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2016, 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 world cup titles 1, world cup mvp awards 1, olympic silver medals 2, eurobasket titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Cliff Hagan on 81.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Richie Guerin on 81.6. 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.
Ricky Rubio GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Rubio stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2016. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 19 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Rubio comparisons
Ricky Rubio — frequently asked
- Is Ricky Rubio the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ricky Rubio ranks 125th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.7, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Ricky Rubio's GOAT Score?
- 81.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ricky Rubio rank all time?
- 745th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 125th within Basketball.
- Ricky Rubio vs Cliff Hagan: who ranks higher?
- Ricky Rubio, on 81.7 against Cliff Hagan's 81.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.