Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1934 | 62 | |
| 1935 | 72 | |
| 1936 | 82 | |
| 1937 | 88 | |
| 1938 | 92 | |
| 1939 | 96 | |
| 1940 | 94 | |
| 1941 | 92 | |
| 1942 | 88 | |
| 1943 | 84 | |
| 1944 | 78 | |
| 1945 | 72 | |
| 1946 | 64 | |
| 1947 | 56 | |
| 1948 | 48 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Basketball Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ace Gruenig ranks #199 in Basketball
Ace Gruenig ranks 199th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1316th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 82, Honours 78, Statistics 78. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1934–1948 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1939, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes aau all-american selections 10, aau national titles 2, hall of fame induction 1963, aau seasons 14.
Immediately ahead sits Hank Luisetti on 81.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Paul Pierce on 81.2. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Ace Gruenig GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gruenig stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1939. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Gruenig comparisons
Ace Gruenig — frequently asked
- Is Ace Gruenig the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ace Gruenig ranks 199th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Ace Gruenig's GOAT Score?
- 81.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ace Gruenig rank all time?
- 1316th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 199th within Basketball.
- Ace Gruenig vs Hank Luisetti: who ranks higher?
- Ace Gruenig, on 81.3 against Hank Luisetti's 81.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.