- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1909–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
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.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Michael Jordan ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.3.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1954–1968
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1925–1942
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1921–1928
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1951–1963
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 40.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 70.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | Marty Friedman | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1909–1927 | 77.7 |
| 240 | Larry Costello | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1968 | 76.9 |
| 243 | Joseph Brennan | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1925–1942 | 76.7 |
| 251 | Paul Endacott | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1921–1928 | 75.0 |
| 252 | Bobby Leonard | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1963 | 75.0 |
| 261 | Caitlin Clark | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 69.6 |
| 270 | Sabrina Ionescu | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–active | 60.8 |
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Sport lists use the raw In-Sport GOAT Score. Cross-sport lists use the official competition-depth adjustment. No scores are recalculated for this page.
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Who is included?
According to GOAT Rank's current data model, only verified athletes with sufficient career history, metrics, honours and independent sources are eligible. Rank and score are read live.
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