Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 58 | |
| 1934 | 66 | |
| 1935 | 72 | |
| 1936 | 78 | |
| 1937 | 84 | |
| 1938 | 88 | |
| 1939 | 92 | |
| 1940 | 96 | |
| 1941 | 94 | |
| 1942 | 92 | |
| 1943 | 88 | |
| 1944 | 82 | |
| 1945 | 76 | |
| 1946 | 70 | |
| 1947 | 64 | |
| 1948 | 58 | |
| 1949 | 52 | |
| 1950 | 46 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Bobby McDermott ranks #120 in Basketball
Bobby McDermott ranks 120th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 793rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 82, Statistics 86. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1933–1950 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1940, 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 nbl most valuable player awards 1, world professional tournament titles 3, nbl championships 2, all-nbl first team selections 7.
Immediately ahead sits Lauren Jackson on 84.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Isiah Thomas on 84.2. 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.
Bobby McDermott GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far McDermott 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 1940. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
Top McDermott comparisons
Bobby McDermott — frequently asked
- Is Bobby McDermott the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Bobby McDermott ranks 120th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Bobby McDermott's GOAT Score?
- 84.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Bobby McDermott rank all time?
- 793rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 120th within Basketball.
- Bobby McDermott vs Lauren Jackson: who ranks higher?
- Bobby McDermott, on 84.3 against Lauren Jackson's 84.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.