Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.5 | |
| 2020 | 27 | |
| 2021 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 26 | |
| 2023 | 22.9 | |
| 2024 | 24.6 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Zion Williamson ranks #179 in Basketball
Zion Williamson ranks 179th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1346th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 90, Longevity 62, Honours 70, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2019–present with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2020, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba all-star selections 2, all-nba selections 1, career points per game 24.3, career field goal percentage 58.
Immediately ahead sits Bob Houbregs on 76.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Trae Young on 76.4. 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.
Zion Williamson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Williamson stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2020. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 7 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Williamson comparisons
Zion Williamson — frequently asked
- Is Zion Williamson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Zion Williamson ranks 179th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 76.6, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Zion Williamson's GOAT Score?
- 76.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Zion Williamson rank all time?
- 1346th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 179th within Basketball.
- Zion Williamson vs Bob Houbregs: who ranks higher?
- Zion Williamson, on 76.6 against Bob Houbregs's 76.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.