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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101

Robert Parish

84.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1976–1997
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 84.0
Dominance: 74.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Robert Parish

102

Billy Cunningham

84.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1965–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 72.0

Athlete: Billy Cunningham

103

Denise Curry

84.5

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1977–1990
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Denise Curry

104

Chamique Holdsclaw

84.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1995–2010
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Chamique Holdsclaw

105

Lauren Jackson

84.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1997–2023
Country: 🇦🇺 Australia

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

Athlete: Lauren Jackson

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

107

Isiah Thomas

84.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1981–1994
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 82.0

Athlete: Isiah Thomas

108

Connie Hawkins

84.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1961–1976
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 94.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Connie Hawkins

109

Wes Unseld

84.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1968–1981
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Wes Unseld

110

Lindsay Whalen

84.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2004–2018
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Lindsay Whalen

111

Pop Gates

84.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1938–1955
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Pop Gates

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

113

Mel Daniels

84.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Mel Daniels

114

Yolanda Griffith

84.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1997–2009
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Yolanda Griffith

115

Joe Dumars

84.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1985–1999
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Joe Dumars

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

117

Dave DeBusschere

83.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1962–1974
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 80.0

Athlete: Dave DeBusschere

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

119

Tim Hardaway

83.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1989–2003
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Tim Hardaway

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

121

Walt Bellamy

83.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1961–1975
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Walt Bellamy

122

Russell Westbrook

83.7

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2008–active
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 78.0
Statistics: 92.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Russell Westbrook

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

124

Tom Gola

83.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1952–1966
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 84.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Tom Gola

125

Radivoj Korać

83.6

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1958–1969
Country: 🇷🇸 Serbia

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: Radivoj Korać

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

129

Patrick Ewing

83.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1985–2002
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 87.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Patrick Ewing

130

Toni Kukoč

83.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1985–2006
Country: 🇭🇷 Croatia

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

Athlete: Toni Kukoč

131

Charles Cooper

83.4

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1929–1946
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Charles Cooper

132

John Beckman

83.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1910–1932
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 76.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: John Beckman

133

Cheryl Miller

83.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1982–1986
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 96.0
Dominance: 88.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 55.0

Athlete: Cheryl Miller

134

Wayne Embry

83.3

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1958–1969
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 78.0

Athlete: Wayne Embry

135

Tony Parker

83.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1999–2019
Country: 🇫🇷 France

Peak: 86.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 86.0

Athlete: Tony Parker

136

Ticha Penicheiro

83.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1998–2012
Country: 🇵🇹 Portugal

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

Athlete: Ticha Penicheiro

137

Forrest DeBernardi

83.2

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1920–1932
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 82.0
Honours: 86.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Forrest DeBernardi

138

Becky Hammon

83.1

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1999–2014
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Becky Hammon

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

140

Draymond Green

83.0

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

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 80.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Draymond Green

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

142

George McGinnis

83.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1971–1982
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 92.0
Dominance: 82.0
Statistics: 86.0
Honours: 82.0
Longevity: 74.0

Athlete: George McGinnis

143

Bob Lanier

83.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1970–1984
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Bob Lanier

144

Bill Bradley

83.0

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1967–1977
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 80.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 88.0
Longevity: 76.0

Athlete: Bill Bradley

145

Calvin Murphy

82.9

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1970–1983
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 90.0
Dominance: 76.0
Statistics: 90.0
Honours: 78.0
Longevity: 84.0

Athlete: Calvin Murphy

146

Maya Moore

82.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 2011–2018
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 89.0
Dominance: 84.0
Statistics: 84.0
Honours: 87.0
Longevity: 70.0

Athlete: Maya Moore

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

148

Vince Carter

82.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1998–2020
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

Peak: 88.0
Dominance: 72.0
Statistics: 88.0
Honours: 74.0
Longevity: 96.0

Athlete: Vince Carter

149

Nneka Ogwumike

82.8

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

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

Athlete: Nneka Ogwumike

150

Slater Martin

82.8

Sport: Basketball
Career: 1949–1960
Country: 🇺🇸 United States

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

Athlete: Slater Martin

#	Athlete	Sport	Country	Career	GOAT Score
101	Robert Parish	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1976–1997	84.5
102	Billy Cunningham	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1976	84.5
103	Denise Curry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1977–1990	84.5
104	Chamique Holdsclaw	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1995–2010	84.4
105	Lauren Jackson	Basketball	🇦🇺 Australia	1997–2023	84.3
106	Bobby McDermott	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1933–1950	84.3
107	Isiah Thomas	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1981–1994	84.2
108	Connie Hawkins	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1976	84.2
109	Wes Unseld	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1968–1981	84.1
110	Lindsay Whalen	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2004–2018	84.1
111	Pop Gates	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1938–1955	84.1
112	Al Cervi	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1937–1953	84.1
113	Mel Daniels	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	84.1
114	Yolanda Griffith	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1997–2009	84.0
115	Joe Dumars	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1985–1999	84.0
116	Gail Goodrich	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1965–1979	83.9
117	Dave DeBusschere	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1962–1974	83.9
118	Nat Holman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1916–1933	83.9
119	Tim Hardaway	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1989–2003	83.9
120	James Harden	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2009–active	83.8
121	Walt Bellamy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1961–1975	83.8
122	Russell Westbrook	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2008–active	83.7
123	Jack McCracken	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1930–1946	83.7
124	Tom Gola	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1952–1966	83.6
125	Radivoj Korać	Basketball	🇷🇸 Serbia	1958–1969	83.6
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
129	Patrick Ewing	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1985–2002	83.4
130	Toni Kukoč	Basketball	🇭🇷 Croatia	1985–2006	83.4
131	Charles Cooper	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1929–1946	83.4
132	John Beckman	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1910–1932	83.3
133	Cheryl Miller	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1982–1986	83.3
134	Wayne Embry	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1958–1969	83.3
135	Tony Parker	Basketball	🇫🇷 France	1999–2019	83.2
136	Ticha Penicheiro	Basketball	🇵🇹 Portugal	1998–2012	83.2
137	Forrest DeBernardi	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1920–1932	83.2
138	Becky Hammon	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1999–2014	83.1
139	Gary Payton	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1990–2007	83.0
140	Draymond Green	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	83.0
141	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	Basketball	🇨🇦 Canada	2018–active	83.0
142	George McGinnis	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1971–1982	83.0
143	Bob Lanier	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1984	83.0
144	Bill Bradley	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1967–1977	83.0
145	Calvin Murphy	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1970–1983	82.9
146	Maya Moore	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2011–2018	82.8
147	Allen Iverson	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1996–2011	82.8
148	Vince Carter	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1998–2020	82.8
149	Nneka Ogwumike	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	2012–active	82.8
150	Slater Martin	Basketball	🇺🇸 United States	1949–1960	82.8

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