- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1977–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
GOAT Rank · 276
Greatest Basketball athletes of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1993–2008
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1909–1927
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1950–1960
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- 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
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1954–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 92.0
- 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
- 1950–1958
- Country
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1921–1939
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 80.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 72.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1948–1955
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 70.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1924–1930
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇫🇷 France
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 52.0
- 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
- 1938–1948
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 76.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1927–1935
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1936–1946
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 74.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2019–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 70.0
- Longevity
- 58.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1950–1956
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 66.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 66.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇨🇳 China
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 74.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1931–1937
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 72.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Marques Johnson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1989 | 78.1 |
| 252 | Chris Webber | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1993–2008 | 77.8 |
| 253 | Marty Friedman | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1909–1927 | 77.7 |
| 254 | Earl Lloyd | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1960 | 77.6 |
| 255 | Larry Costello | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1968 | 76.9 |
| 256 | Anthony Edwards | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 76.7 |
| 257 | Meadowlark Lemon | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1954–1980 | 76.7 |
| 258 | Joseph Brennan | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1925–1942 | 76.7 |
| 259 | Bob Houbregs | Basketball | 🇨🇦 Canada | 1950–1958 | 76.6 |
| 260 | Zion Williamson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–— | 76.6 |
| 261 | Trae Young | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–— | 76.4 |
| 262 | Thomas Barlow | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1921–1939 | 76.3 |
| 263 | Don Barksdale | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1948–1955 | 76.1 |
| 264 | Vic Hanson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1924–1930 | 75.7 |
| 265 | Victor Wembanyama | Basketball | 🇫🇷 France | 2019–— | 75.1 |
| 266 | Paul Endacott | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1921–1928 | 75 |
| 267 | Bobby Leonard | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1951–1963 | 75 |
| 268 | Sonny Boswell | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1938–1948 | 75 |
| 269 | Stretch Murphy | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1927–1935 | 74.8 |
| 270 | Laddie Gale | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1936–1946 | 74.7 |
| 271 | Ja Morant | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2019–— | 74.6 |
| 272 | Chuck Cooper | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1950–1956 | 74 |
| 273 | Yao Ming | Basketball | 🇨🇳 China | 1997–2011 | 73.9 |
| 274 | Skinny Johnson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1931–1937 | 72.1 |
| 275 | Caitlin Clark | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 69.6 |
| 276 | Sabrina Ionescu | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 60.8 |
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