Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 50 | |
| 1996 | 58 | |
| 1997 | 66 | |
| 1998 | 74 | |
| 1999 | 82 | |
| 2000 | 88 | |
| 2001 | 90 | |
| 2002 | 86 | |
| 2003 | 80 | |
| 2004 | 76 | |
| 2005 | 74 | |
| 2006 | 78 | |
| 2007 | 84 | |
| 2008 | 88 | |
| 2009 | 86 | |
| 2010 | 82 | |
| 2011 | 78 | |
| 2012 | 74 | |
| 2013 | 70 | |
| 2014 | 64 | |
| 2015 | 58 | |
| 2016 | 52 | |
| 2017 | 46 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Wang Zhizhi ranks #244 in Basketball
Wang Zhizhi ranks 244th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1816th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 78.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 82, Longevity 88, Honours 76, Statistics 78. 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 1995–2017 with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2001, which sets the Peak component at 82. Longevity 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 cba championships 8, asian championship golds 4, nba seasons 5, olympic games contested 4.
Immediately ahead sits Blake Griffin on 78.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Damian Lillard on 78.7. 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.
Wang Zhizhi GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Wang stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2001. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Wang comparisons
Wang Zhizhi — frequently asked
- Is Wang Zhizhi the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Wang Zhizhi ranks 244th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 78.9, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Wang Zhizhi's GOAT Score?
- 78.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Wang Zhizhi rank all time?
- 1816th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 244th within Basketball.
- Wang Zhizhi vs Blake Griffin: who ranks higher?
- Wang Zhizhi, on 78.9 against Blake Griffin's 78.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.