GOAT Rank · 216

Greatest Basketball Players from United States

This ranking is led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Diana Taurasi and Wilt Chamberlain. GOAT Rank currently ranks 216 eligible Basketball players from United States using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.2.

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122

Russell Westbrook

83.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Russell Westbrook

123

Jack McCracken

83.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1930–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Jack McCracken

124

Tom Gola

83.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1952–1966
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Tom Gola

126

Cynthia Cooper

83.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1986–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Cynthia Cooper

127

Sheryl Swoopes

83.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1997–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Sheryl Swoopes

128

Cappie Pondexter

83.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2006–2018
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Cappie Pondexter

129

Patrick Ewing

83.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1985–2002
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Patrick Ewing

131

Charles Cooper

83.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1929–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Charles Cooper

132

John Beckman

83.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1910–1932
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: John Beckman

133

Cheryl Miller

83.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1982–1986
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 55.0

Athlete: Cheryl Miller

134

Wayne Embry

83.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1958–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Wayne Embry

137

Forrest DeBernardi

83.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1920–1932
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Forrest DeBernardi

138

Becky Hammon

83.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1999–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Becky Hammon

139

Gary Payton

83.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1990–2007
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Gary Payton

140

Draymond Green

83.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Draymond Green

142

George McGinnis

83.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1971–1982
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: George McGinnis

143

Bob Lanier

83.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1970–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Bob Lanier

144

Bill Bradley

83.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bill Bradley

145

Calvin Murphy

82.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1970–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Calvin Murphy

146

Maya Moore

82.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2011–2018
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 87.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Maya Moore

147

Allen Iverson

82.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1996–2011
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Allen Iverson

148

Vince Carter

82.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1998–2020
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Vince Carter

149

Nneka Ogwumike

82.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Nneka Ogwumike

150

Slater Martin

82.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1949–1960
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Slater Martin

151

Clyde Lovellette

82.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1953–1964
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Clyde Lovellette

152

Breanna Stewart

82.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2016–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 83.0
Statistics: 85.0
Honours: 85.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Breanna Stewart

153

Nancy Lieberman

82.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1976–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Nancy Lieberman

154

Angel McCoughtry

82.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2009–2022
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Angel McCoughtry

155

Klay Thompson

82.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Klay Thompson

156

Neil Johnston

82.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1951–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Neil Johnston

157

Zelmo Beaty

82.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1962–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Zelmo Beaty

159

Dave Bing

82.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1966–1978
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dave Bing

160

Bernard King

82.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1977–1993
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Bernard King

161

Paul George

82.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2010–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Paul George

162

Ben Wallace

82.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1996–2012
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Ben Wallace

163

Mark Aguirre

82.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1981–1994
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Mark Aguirre

164

Anthony Davis

81.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2012–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Anthony Davis

165

Vern Mikkelsen

81.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1949–1959
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Vern Mikkelsen

166

Bailey Howell

81.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1959–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Bailey Howell

167

Kawhi Leonard

81.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Kawhi Leonard

168

Ann Meyers

81.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1974–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Ann Meyers

169

DeMar DeRozan

81.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2009–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 72.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: DeMar DeRozan

170

Cliff Hagan

81.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1956–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Cliff Hagan

172

Richie Guerin

81.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1956–1970
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Richie Guerin

174

Dennis Rodman

81.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1986–2000
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Dennis Rodman

175

Lenny Wilkens

81.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1960–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: Lenny Wilkens

176

Joe Fulks

81.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1946–1954
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Joe Fulks

177

Gus Johnson

81.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1963–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Gus Johnson

178

Pete Maravich

81.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1970–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 68.0

Athlete: Pete Maravich

179

Kyrie Irving

81.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2011–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Kyrie Irving

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
122	Russell Westbrook	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–active	83.7
123	Jack McCracken	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1946	83.7
124	Tom Gola	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1966	83.6
126	Cynthia Cooper	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2003	83.5
127	Sheryl Swoopes	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2011	83.5
128	Cappie Pondexter	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2018	83.5
129	Patrick Ewing	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2002	83.4
131	Charles Cooper	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1946	83.4
132	John Beckman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1932	83.3
133	Cheryl Miller	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1986	83.3
134	Wayne Embry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1969	83.3
137	Forrest DeBernardi	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1932	83.2
138	Becky Hammon	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2014	83.1
139	Gary Payton	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2007	83.0
140	Draymond Green	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	83.0
142	George McGinnis	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1982	83.0
143	Bob Lanier	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1984	83.0
144	Bill Bradley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	83.0
145	Calvin Murphy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1983	82.9
146	Maya Moore	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2018	82.8
147	Allen Iverson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2011	82.8
148	Vince Carter	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2020	82.8
149	Nneka Ogwumike	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	82.8
150	Slater Martin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1960	82.8
151	Clyde Lovellette	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1953–1964	82.6
152	Breanna Stewart	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2016–active	82.5
153	Nancy Lieberman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1997	82.5
154	Angel McCoughtry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–2022	82.4
155	Klay Thompson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	82.3
156	Neil Johnston	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1951–1959	82.3
157	Zelmo Beaty	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1975	82.3
159	Dave Bing	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1978	82.3
160	Bernard King	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1993	82.2
161	Paul George	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2010–active	82.1
162	Ben Wallace	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2012	82.0
163	Mark Aguirre	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1994	82.0
164	Anthony Davis	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	81.9
165	Vern Mikkelsen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1959	81.9
166	Bailey Howell	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1959–1971	81.9
167	Kawhi Leonard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	81.8
168	Ann Meyers	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	81.8
169	DeMar DeRozan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	81.7
170	Cliff Hagan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	81.7
172	Richie Guerin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	81.6
174	Dennis Rodman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2000	81.5
175	Lenny Wilkens	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1975	81.5
176	Joe Fulks	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1954	81.5
177	Gus Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1963–1973	81.5
178	Pete Maravich	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1980	81.5
179	Kyrie Irving	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–active	81.4

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