Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | 10 | |
| 1944 | 14 | |
| 1945 | 17.1 | |
| 1946 | 19.5 | |
| 1947 | 17 | |
| 1948 | 16 | |
| 1949 | 15 | |
| 1950 | 14 | |
| 1951 | 12 |
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 Bob Kurland ranks #62 in Basketball
Bob Kurland ranks 62nd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 363rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 94, Longevity 72, Honours 86, Statistics 88. 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 1942–1952 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1946, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic golds 2, ncaa titles 2, ncaa tournament mvp awards 2, aau national titles 3.
Immediately ahead sits Louie Dampier on 85.2, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Pete Carril on 85.1. 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.
Bob Kurland GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Kurland stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1946. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Kurland comparisons
Bob Kurland — frequently asked
- Is Bob Kurland the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bob Kurland ranks 62nd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.1, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Bob Kurland's GOAT Score?
- 85.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bob Kurland rank all time?
- 363rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 62nd within Basketball.
- Bob Kurland vs Louie Dampier: who ranks higher?
- Louie Dampier, on 85.2 against Bob Kurland's 85.1 — a margin of 0.1 points.