Category profile
- Dominance
- 66
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 9.3 | |
| 1951 | 8.2 | |
| 1952 | 7.5 | |
| 1953 | 6.8 | |
| 1954 | 5 | |
| 1955 | 3.4 |
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 Chuck Cooper ranks #184 in Basketball
Chuck Cooper ranks 184th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1608th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 74.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 66, Peak 82, Longevity 66, Honours 78, Statistics 82. 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 1950–1956 with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1950, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba seasons 6, career points per game 6.7, career rebounds per game 5.9, games played 409.
Immediately ahead sits Ja Morant on 74.6, a gap of 0.6 points. Directly behind is Yao Ming on 73.9. 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.
Chuck Cooper GOAT Score explained
- Dominance66/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Cooper stood above the field while competing. Scored 66/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1950. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Cooper comparisons
Chuck Cooper — frequently asked
- Is Chuck Cooper the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Chuck Cooper ranks 184th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 74.0, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Chuck Cooper's GOAT Score?
- 74.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 66 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Chuck Cooper rank all time?
- 1608th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 184th within Basketball.
- Chuck Cooper vs Ja Morant: who ranks higher?
- Ja Morant, on 74.6 against Chuck Cooper's 74.0 — a margin of 0.6 points.