Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 23.8 | |
| 1972 | 24.6 | |
| 1973 | 18.7 | |
| 1974 | 23.6 | |
| 1975 | 24.6 | |
| 1976 | 18.6 | |
| 1977 | 22.9 | |
| 1978 | 22.7 | |
| 1979 | 23.7 | |
| 1980 | 17.8 | |
| 1981 | 17.9 | |
| 1982 | 18 | |
| 1983 | 12.7 | |
| 1984 | 13.2 | |
| 1985 | 11.4 | |
| 1986 | 9.1 | |
| 1987 | 7.1 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Artis Gilmore ranks #31 in Basketball
Artis Gilmore ranks 31st among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 140th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 88, Honours 86, Statistics 92. 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 1971–1988 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1972, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes aba championships 1, aba mvp awards 1, all-star selections 11, career points 24941.
Immediately ahead sits Sylvia Hatchell on 88.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Alex Hannum on 87.8. 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.
Artis Gilmore GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gilmore 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 1972. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Gilmore comparisons
Artis Gilmore — frequently asked
- Is Artis Gilmore the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Artis Gilmore ranks 31st in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.0, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Artis Gilmore's GOAT Score?
- 88.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Artis Gilmore rank all time?
- 140th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 31st within Basketball.
- Artis Gilmore vs Sylvia Hatchell: who ranks higher?
- Artis Gilmore, on 88.0 against Sylvia Hatchell's 88.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.