Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 8 | |
| 1940 | 9 | |
| 1941 | 10 | |
| 1942 | 11 | |
| 1943 | 12 | |
| 1944 | 11 | |
| 1945 | 10 | |
| 1946 | 9 | |
| 1947 | 8 | |
| 1948 | 6 |
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 Buddy Jeannette ranks #76 in Basketball
Buddy Jeannette ranks 76th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 426th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 84, Statistics 86. 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 1938–1950 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1943, 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 mvp awards 4, championships 5, seasons played 12, career points per game 9.3.
Immediately ahead sits Maurice Cheeks on 84.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Robert Parish on 84.5. 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.
Buddy Jeannette GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Jeannette stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1943. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
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Buddy Jeannette — frequently asked
- Is Buddy Jeannette the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Buddy Jeannette ranks 76th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.6, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Buddy Jeannette's GOAT Score?
- 84.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Buddy Jeannette rank all time?
- 426th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 76th within Basketball.
- Buddy Jeannette vs Maurice Cheeks: who ranks higher?
- Buddy Jeannette, on 84.6 against Maurice Cheeks's 84.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.