Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5.2 | |
| 1977 | 8.2 | |
| 1978 | 16 | |
| 1979 | 21.3 | |
| 1980 | 23.8 | |
| 1981 | 25.4 | |
| 1982 | 28.4 | |
| 1983 | 26.4 | |
| 1984 | 27.9 | |
| 1985 | 25 | |
| 1986 | 23.8 | |
| 1987 | 25 | |
| 1988 | 17.9 | |
| 1989 | 11.3 | |
| 1990 | 9.7 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Alex English ranks #35 in Basketball
Alex English ranks 35th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 156th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 82, Statistics 94. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1976–1991 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1982, which sets the Peak component at 92. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career points 25613, all-star selections 8, scoring titles 1, career points per game 21.5.
Immediately ahead sits Kevin Garnett on 87.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kevin McHale on 87.5. 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.
Alex English GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far English stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1982. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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Alex English — frequently asked
- Is Alex English the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Alex English ranks 35th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 87.5, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Alex English's GOAT Score?
- 87.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Alex English rank all time?
- 156th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 35th within Basketball.
- Alex English vs Kevin Garnett: who ranks higher?
- Alex English, on 87.5 against Kevin Garnett's 87.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.