All-Star selections
8
Career points
19,248
Career rebounds
9,698
All-Star Game MVP awards
1
Seasons played
14
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55 | |
| 1971 | 63 | |
| 1972 | 71 | |
| 1973 | 79 | |
| 1974 | 87 | |
| 1975 | 95 | |
| 1976 | 88 | |
| 1977 | 82 | |
| 1978 | 75 | |
| 1979 | 68 | |
| 1980 | 62 | |
| 1981 | 55 | |
| 1982 | 48 | |
| 1983 | 42 | |
| 1984 | 35 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- NBA official records
- Basketball-Reference
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bob Lanier ranks #143 in Basketball
Bob Lanier ranks #143 in Basketball and #1132 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.0/100.
The verified career covers 1970–1984 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: All-Star selections 8, Career points 19248, Career rebounds 9698, All-Star Game MVP awards 1.
Nearest context: ahead George McGinnis (83.0); behind Bill Bradley (83.0). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Bob Lanier GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Lanier comparisons
Bob Lanier — frequently asked
- Is Bob Lanier the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Bob Lanier ranks #143 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.0/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Bob Lanier's GOAT Score?
- 83.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Bob Lanier rank all time?
- #1132 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #143 in Basketball.
- Bob Lanier vs George McGinnis: who ranks higher?
- Bob Lanier ranks higher at 83.0 versus George McGinnis at 83.0, a margin of 0.0 points.