Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 15.3 | |
| 2009 | 16.1 | |
| 2010 | 21.9 | |
| 2011 | 23.6 | |
| 2012 | 23.2 | |
| 2013 | 21.8 | |
| 2014 | 28.1 | |
| 2015 | 23.5 | |
| 2016 | 31.6 | |
| 2017 | 25.4 | |
| 2018 | 22.9 | |
| 2019 | 27.2 | |
| 2020 | 22.2 | |
| 2021 | 18.5 | |
| 2022 | 15.9 | |
| 2023 | 11.1 | |
| 2024 | 13 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Russell Westbrook ranks #42 in Basketball
Russell Westbrook ranks 42nd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 349th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 86, Honours 76, Statistics 92. 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 2008–present with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2016, which sets the Peak component at 90. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes mvp awards 1, triple-doubles 203, all-star selections 9, scoring titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Lindsay Whalen on 84.1, a gap of 0.4 points. Directly behind is Tony Parker on 83.2. 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.
Russell Westbrook GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Westbrook stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2016. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Westbrook comparisons
Russell Westbrook — frequently asked
- Is Russell Westbrook the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Russell Westbrook ranks 42nd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.7, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Russell Westbrook's GOAT Score?
- 83.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Russell Westbrook rank all time?
- 349th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 42nd within Basketball.
- Russell Westbrook vs Lindsay Whalen: who ranks higher?
- Lindsay Whalen, on 84.1 against Russell Westbrook's 83.7 — a margin of 0.4 points.