All-Star selections
8
Points per game
19
Rebounds per game
9.2
All-NBA selections
5
Olympic appearances
3
Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 60
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 13.5 | |
| 2003 | 17.5 | |
| 2004 | 18.3 | |
| 2005 | 22.3 | |
| 2006 | 25 | |
| 2007 | 22 | |
| 2008 | 19.7 | |
| 2009 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 10.2 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Yao Ming ranks #258 in Basketball
Yao Ming ranks #258 in Basketball and #2985 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 73.9/100.
The verified career covers 1997–2011 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 84/100, with Peak the strongest category at 84/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: All-Star selections 8, Points per game 19, Rebounds per game 9.2, All-NBA selections 5.
Nearest context: ahead Chuck Cooper (74.0); behind Skinny Johnson (72.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Yao Ming GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity60/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 60/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
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Yao Ming — frequently asked
- Is Yao Ming the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Yao Ming ranks #258 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 73.9/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Yao Ming's GOAT Score?
- 73.9/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 60 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%).
- Where does Yao Ming rank all time?
- #2985 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #258 in Basketball.
- Yao Ming vs Chuck Cooper: who ranks higher?
- Chuck Cooper ranks higher at 74.0 versus Yao Ming at 73.9, a margin of 0.1 points.