Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 10.8 | |
| 2019 | 19 | |
| 2020 | 23.7 | |
| 2021 | 24.5 | |
| 2022 | 31.4 | |
| 2023 | 30.1 | |
| 2024 | 32.7 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks #87 in Basketball
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks 87th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 703rd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 62, Honours 84, Statistics 90. 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 2018–present with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2024, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles 1, nba mvp awards 1, finals mvp awards 1, scoring titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Luka Dončić on 81.5, a gap of -1.5 points. Directly behind is Devin Booker on 80.6. 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.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gilgeous-Alexander stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2024. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Gilgeous-Alexander comparisons
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — frequently asked
- Is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ranks 87th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.0, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's GOAT Score?
- 83.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rank all time?
- 703rd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 87th within Basketball.
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs Luka Dončić: who ranks higher?
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, on 83.0 against Luka Dončić's 81.5 — a margin of 1.5 points.