Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 12.7 | |
| 1963 | 13.8 | |
| 1964 | 16.7 | |
| 1965 | 18.2 | |
| 1966 | 18.2 | |
| 1967 | 17.9 | |
| 1968 | 16.3 | |
| 1969 | 14.6 | |
| 1970 | 15.6 | |
| 1971 | 15.4 | |
| 1972 | 11.9 | |
| 1973 | 18.1 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Dave DeBusschere ranks #88 in Basketball
Dave DeBusschere ranks 88th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 517th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 88, Longevity 80, Honours 86, Statistics 84. 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 1962–1974 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1965, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba championships 2, all-star selections 8, all-defensive first teams 6, career rebounds 9618.
Immediately ahead sits Gail Goodrich on 83.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is James Harden on 83.8. 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.
Dave DeBusschere GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far DeBusschere stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1965. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
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Dave DeBusschere — frequently asked
- Is Dave DeBusschere the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Dave DeBusschere ranks 88th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.9, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Dave DeBusschere's GOAT Score?
- 83.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Dave DeBusschere rank all time?
- 517th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 88th within Basketball.
- Dave DeBusschere vs Gail Goodrich: who ranks higher?
- Dave DeBusschere, on 83.9 against Gail Goodrich's 83.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.