GOAT Rank · 57

Greatest Basketball Guards of all time

This ranking is led by Michael Jordan, Diana Taurasi and Teresa Edwards. GOAT Rank currently ranks 57 eligible Basketball guards using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.

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According to GOAT Rank's current model, Michael Jordan ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.3.

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Michael Jordan

95.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1984–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 USA

Peak: 100.0
Dominance: 99.0
Statistics: 97.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Michael Jordan

Diana Taurasi

94.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2004–2025
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 93.0
Dominance: 94.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Diana Taurasi

Teresa Edwards

90.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1984–2004
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Teresa Edwards

Kobe Bryant

90.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1996–2016
Country: 🇺🇸 USA

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 87.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Kobe Bryant

Sergei Belov

90.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1964–1980
Country: 🇷🇺 Russia

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Sergei Belov

Nikos Galis

90.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1979–1994
Country: 🇬🇷 Greece

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 92.0
Statistics: 96.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Nikos Galis

Oscar Robertson

89.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1960–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 94.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Oscar Robertson

Sam Jones

89.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1957–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 96.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Sam Jones

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke

89.1

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

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 90.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 92.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke

Hal Greer

88.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1958–1973
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Hal Greer

Jerry West

88.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1960–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Jerry West

Hortência Marcari

88.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1980–1996
Country: 🇧🇷 Brazil

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Hortência Marcari

K.C. Jones

85.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1958–1988
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 94.0
Longevity: 88.0

Athlete: K.C. Jones

Marques Haynes

85.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1946–1992
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 94.0

Athlete: Marques Haynes

Dennis Johnson

85.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1976–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Dennis Johnson

Katie Smith

85.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1996–2013
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Katie Smith

Louie Dampier

85.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Louie Dampier

Earl Monroe

85.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1980
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Earl Monroe

Bennie Borgmann

85.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1919–1942
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 90.0

Athlete: Bennie Borgmann

Šarūnas Marčiulionis

85.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1981–1997
Country: 🇱🇹 Lithuania

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

Athlete: Šarūnas Marčiulionis

Seimone Augustus

84.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2006–2020
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Seimone Augustus

100

Buddy Jeannette

84.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1938–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Buddy Jeannette

106

Bobby McDermott

84.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1933–1950
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Bobby McDermott

112

Al Cervi

84.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1937–1953
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Al Cervi

116

Gail Goodrich

83.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1965–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Gail Goodrich

118

Nat Holman

83.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1916–1933
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Nat Holman

120

James Harden

83.8

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

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: James Harden

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

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

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

141

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

83.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2018–active
Country: 🇨🇦 Canada

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 86.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

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

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

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

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

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

173

Luka Dončić

81.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2015–active
Country: 🇸🇮 Slovenia

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Luka Dončić

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

180

Carl Braun

81.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1947–1962
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Carl Braun

189

Sidney Moncrief

81.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1979–1991
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Sidney Moncrief

190

Bob Davies

81.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1945–1955
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 66.0

Athlete: Bob Davies

195

Al Attles

80.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1960–1971
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Al Attles

217

Lou Hudson

79.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1966–1979
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Lou Hudson

220

Ann Meyers Drysdale

79.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1974–1982
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 62.0

Athlete: Ann Meyers Drysdale

222

Sandy Brondello

79.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1987–2003
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 80.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Sandy Brondello

230

Damian Lillard

78.7

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

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

Athlete: Damian Lillard

231

Dawn Staley

78.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1996–2006
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 82.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 78.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Dawn Staley

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
2	Michael Jordan	Basketball	🇺🇸 USA	1984–2003	95.3
4	Diana Taurasi	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2025	94.2
12	Teresa Edwards	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1984–2004	90.8
15	Kobe Bryant	Basketball	🇺🇸 USA	1996–2016	90.5
18	Sergei Belov	Basketball	🇷🇺 Russia	1964–1980	90.4
19	Nikos Galis	Basketball	🇬🇷 Greece	1979–1994	90.2
22	Oscar Robertson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1974	89.8
24	Sam Jones	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1957–1969	89.4
28	Cynthia Cooper-Dyke	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1986–2003	89.1
36	Hal Greer	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1973	88.4
38	Jerry West	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1974	88.2
43	Hortência Marcari	Basketball	🇧🇷 Brazil	1980–1996	88.1
68	K.C. Jones	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1988	85.8
69	Marques Haynes	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1946–1992	85.7
73	Dennis Johnson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1990	85.6
83	Katie Smith	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2013	85.2
84	Louie Dampier	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1979	85.2
85	Earl Monroe	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1980	85.2
91	Bennie Borgmann	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1919–1942	85.0
92	Šarūnas Marčiulionis	Basketball	🇱🇹 Lithuania	1981–1997	85.0
93	Seimone Augustus	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2006–2020	84.9
100	Buddy Jeannette	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1950	84.6
106	Bobby McDermott	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1950	84.3
112	Al Cervi	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1953	84.1
116	Gail Goodrich	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1979	83.9
118	Nat Holman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1933	83.9
120	James Harden	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	83.8
123	Jack McCracken	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1946	83.7
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
139	Gary Payton	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2007	83.0
141	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Basketball	🇨🇦 Canada	2018–active	83.0
147	Allen Iverson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2011	82.8
153	Nancy Lieberman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1997	82.5
159	Dave Bing	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1978	82.3
168	Ann Meyers	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1980	81.8
169	DeMar DeRozan	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	81.7
172	Richie Guerin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1956–1970	81.6
173	Luka Dončić	Basketball	🇸🇮 Slovenia	2015–active	81.5
178	Pete Maravich	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1980	81.5
180	Carl Braun	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1947–1962	81.4
189	Sidney Moncrief	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1979–1991	81.2
190	Bob Davies	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1945–1955	81.1
195	Al Attles	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1960–1971	80.9
217	Lou Hudson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1966–1979	79.7
220	Ann Meyers Drysdale	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1974–1982	79.4
222	Sandy Brondello	Basketball	🇦🇺 Australia	1987–2003	79.4
230	Damian Lillard	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	78.7
231	Dawn Staley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2006	78.7

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