- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1969–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 96.0
- Honours
- 95.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
GOAT Rank · 16
Greatest Basketball Center of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1959–1973
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 98.0
- Dominance
- 95.0
- Statistics
- 99.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1956–1969
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 96.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 97.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1992–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 89.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1974–1995
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1984–2002
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria
- Peak
- 91.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 87.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1971–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2015–active
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 93.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1992–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1979–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1985–2002
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1953–1964
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2010–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–active
- Country
- 🇲🇪 Montenegro
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1989 | 95.2 |
| 5 | Wilt Chamberlain | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1959–1973 | 93 |
| 6 | Bill Russell | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1969 | 92.5 |
| 25 | Shaquille O'Neal | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2011 | 89.7 |
| 35 | Moses Malone | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1995 | 88.5 |
| 41 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Basketball | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 1984–2002 | 88.3 |
| 51 | Artis Gilmore | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1971–1988 | 88 |
| 67 | David Robinson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2003 | 86.5 |
| 70 | Lisa Leslie | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2009 | 86.3 |
| 71 | Nikola Jokić | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2015–— | 86.2 |
| 73 | Alonzo Mourning | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2008 | 86.1 |
| 90 | Anne Donovan | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1989 | 85.4 |
| 144 | Patrick Ewing | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–2002 | 83.4 |
| 166 | Clyde Lovellette | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1953–1964 | 82.6 |
| 207 | DeMarcus Cousins | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2010–2022 | 81.1 |
| 226 | Nikola Vučević | Basketball | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 2011–— | 80.2 |
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