- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1965–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 10
Greatest Basketball Small forwards of all time
This ranking is led by Rick Barry, Adrian Dantley and Grant Hill. GOAT Rank currently ranks 10 eligible Basketball small forwards using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
Quick answer
According to GOAT Rank's current model, Rick Barry ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 90.6.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1976–1991
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1994–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1985–2001
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1967–1977
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1981–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1993–2011
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1982–1994
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2004–2019
- Country
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1977–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rick Barry | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1965–1980 | 90.6 |
| 52 | Adrian Dantley | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1991 | 87.1 |
| 55 | Grant Hill | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2013 | 86.8 |
| 87 | Chris Mullin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–2001 | 85.1 |
| 144 | Bill Bradley | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1967–1977 | 83.0 |
| 163 | Mark Aguirre | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1981–1994 | 82.0 |
| 201 | Peja Stojaković | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1993–2011 | 80.6 |
| 204 | James Worthy | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–1994 | 80.5 |
| 219 | Luol Deng | Basketball | 🇬🇧 Great Britain | 2004–2019 | 79.5 |
| 236 | Marques Johnson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1989 | 78.1 |
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How is this ranking calculated?
Five verified components are weighted consistently: dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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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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