Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 18.3 | |
| 1999 | 25.7 | |
| 2000 | 27.6 | |
| 2001 | 24.7 | |
| 2002 | 20 | |
| 2003 | 22.5 | |
| 2004 | 24.5 | |
| 2005 | 24.3 | |
| 2006 | 25.2 | |
| 2007 | 21.3 | |
| 2008 | 20.8 | |
| 2009 | 16.6 | |
| 2010 | 13.5 | |
| 2011 | 10.1 | |
| 2012 | 11.9 | |
| 2013 | 11.9 | |
| 2014 | 5.8 | |
| 2015 | 6.6 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 5.4 | |
| 2018 | 7.4 | |
| 2019 | 5 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Vince Carter ranks #35 in Basketball
Vince Carter ranks 35th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 274th of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 88, Longevity 96, Honours 74, Statistics 88. 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 1998–2020 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2000, which sets the Peak component at 88. Longevity 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 seasons played 22, career points 25728, all-star selections 8, olympic golds 1.
Immediately ahead sits Steve Nash on 84.7, a gap of 1.9 points. Directly behind is Charles Barkley on 85.6. 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.
Vince Carter GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Carter stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2000. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 96/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Carter comparisons
Vince Carter — frequently asked
- Is Vince Carter the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Vince Carter ranks 35th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 82.8, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Vince Carter's GOAT Score?
- 82.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Vince Carter rank all time?
- 274th of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 35th within Basketball.
- Vince Carter vs Steve Nash: who ranks higher?
- Steve Nash, on 84.7 against Vince Carter's 82.8 — a margin of 1.9 points.