Scoring titles
2
Career points
23,177
All-Star selections
6
Free throws made
6,832
Rookie of the Year awards
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 50 | |
| 1977 | 57 | |
| 1978 | 63 | |
| 1979 | 70 | |
| 1980 | 77 | |
| 1981 | 84 | |
| 1982 | 90 | |
| 1983 | 97 | |
| 1984 | 89 | |
| 1985 | 82 | |
| 1986 | 74 | |
| 1987 | 66 | |
| 1988 | 58 | |
| 1989 | 51 | |
| 1990 | 43 | |
| 1991 | 35 |
Data sources
- NBA.com official statistics
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Adrian Dantley ranks #52 in Basketball
Adrian Dantley ranks #52 in Basketball and #389 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 87.1/100.
The verified career covers 1976–1991 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 94/100, with Peak the strongest category at 94/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Scoring titles 2, Career points 23177, All-Star selections 6, Free throws made 6832.
Nearest context: ahead Clyde Drexler (87.3); behind Paul Arizin (86.9). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Adrian Dantley GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 94/100, based on the verified career record.
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Adrian Dantley — frequently asked
- Is Adrian Dantley the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Adrian Dantley ranks #52 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 87.1/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Adrian Dantley's GOAT Score?
- 87.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%).
- Where does Adrian Dantley rank all time?
- #389 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #52 in Basketball.
- Adrian Dantley vs Clyde Drexler: who ranks higher?
- Clyde Drexler ranks higher at 87.3 versus Adrian Dantley at 87.1, a margin of 0.2 points.