- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1983–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
GOAT Rank · 369
Greatest Basketball Players of all time
This ranking is led by LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. GOAT Rank currently ranks 369 eligible Basketball players using verified career records across dominance, peak, longevity, honours and statistics.
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According to GOAT Rank's current model, LeBron James ranks #1 on this list with a GOAT Score of 95.6.
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- 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
- 1950–1962
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1963–1974
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 1917–1939
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1956–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1987–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- 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
- 1970–1985
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- 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
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇬🇷 Greece
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 87.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1981–2005
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1958–1988
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1946–1992
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2002–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1987–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 87.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1976–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1969–1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1972–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2005–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1986–2005
- Country
- 🇷🇸 Serbia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1956–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- 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
- 2003–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1958–1972
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1996–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1967–1979
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1967–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1942–1952
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- 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
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2008–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1954–1965
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1919–1942
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1981–1997
- Country
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2006–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1950–1970
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1996–2015
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2004–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1970–1983
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1978–1993
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1938–1950
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Clyde Drexler | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1983–1998 | 87.3 |
| 52 | Adrian Dantley | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1991 | 87.1 |
| 53 | Paul Arizin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1962 | 86.9 |
| 54 | Jerry Lucas | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1963–1974 | 86.8 |
| 55 | Grant Hill | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1994–2013 | 86.8 |
| 56 | Dutch Dehnert | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1917–1939 | 86.7 |
| 57 | Joan Crawford | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1971 | 86.7 |
| 58 | David Robinson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2003 | 86.5 |
| 59 | Katrina McClain | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–1998 | 86.5 |
| 60 | Chauncey Billups | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2014 | 86.4 |
| 61 | Lisa Leslie | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2009 | 86.3 |
| 62 | Nikola Jokić | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 2015–active | 86.2 |
| 63 | Dan Issel | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1970–1985 | 86.2 |
| 64 | Alonzo Mourning | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1992–2008 | 86.1 |
| 65 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Basketball | 🇬🇷 Greece | 2013–active | 85.9 |
| 66 | Tamika Catchings | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2016 | 85.8 |
| 67 | Arvydas Sabonis | Basketball | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 1981–2005 | 85.8 |
| 68 | K.C. Jones | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1988 | 85.8 |
| 69 | Marques Haynes | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1946–1992 | 85.7 |
| 70 | Swin Cash | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2016 | 85.7 |
| 71 | Charles Barkley | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2000 | 85.6 |
| 72 | Scottie Pippen | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–2004 | 85.6 |
| 73 | Dennis Johnson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1990 | 85.6 |
| 74 | Spencer Haywood | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1969–1983 | 85.6 |
| 75 | Bob McAdoo | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1972–1986 | 85.6 |
| 76 | Chris Paul | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2005–active | 85.4 |
| 77 | Vlade Divac | Basketball | 🇷🇸 Serbia | 1986–2005 | 85.4 |
| 78 | Tom Heinsohn | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1965 | 85.4 |
| 79 | Anne Donovan | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1989 | 85.4 |
| 80 | Dwyane Wade | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2003–2019 | 85.3 |
| 81 | Elgin Baylor | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1958–1972 | 85.3 |
| 82 | Tina Thompson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2013 | 85.2 |
| 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 |
| 86 | Bob Kurland | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1942–1952 | 85.1 |
| 87 | Chris Mullin | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1985–2001 | 85.1 |
| 88 | A'ja Wilson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–active | 85.0 |
| 89 | Candace Parker | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2023 | 85.0 |
| 90 | Bob Pettit | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1965 | 85.0 |
| 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 |
| 94 | Bob Cousy | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1970 | 84.8 |
| 95 | Tracy McGrady | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2013 | 84.8 |
| 96 | Steve Nash | Basketball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1996–2015 | 84.7 |
| 97 | Dwight Howard | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2022 | 84.6 |
| 98 | Dave Cowens | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1970–1983 | 84.6 |
| 99 | Maurice Cheeks | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1978–1993 | 84.6 |
| 100 | Buddy Jeannette | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1950 | 84.6 |
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