Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 26 | |
| 1973 | 23 | |
| 1974 | 21 | |
| 1975 | 28 | |
| 1976 | 20 | |
| 1977 | 21 | |
| 1978 | 23 | |
| 1979 | 24 | |
| 1980 | 33 | |
| 1981 | 21 | |
| 1982 | 23 | |
| 1983 | 32 | |
| 1984 | 24 | |
| 1985 | 19 | |
| 1986 | 32 | |
| 1987 | 24 | |
| 1988 | 24 | |
| 1989 | 24 | |
| 1990 | 27 | |
| 1991 | 14 | |
| 1992 | 19 | |
| 1993 | 22 | |
| 1994 | 28 | |
| 1995 | 20 | |
| 1996 | 22 | |
| 1997 | 13 | |
| 1998 | 12 | |
| 1999 | 19 | |
| 2000 | 12 |
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 Denny Crum ranks #21 in Basketball
Denny Crum ranks 21st among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 108th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 92, Honours 86, Statistics 90. 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 1971–2001 with 29 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1980, 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 ncaa championships 2, ncaa final fours 6, college coaching wins 675, conference titles 15.
Immediately ahead sits Moses Malone on 88.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Elvin Hayes on 88.4. 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.
Denny Crum GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Crum 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 1980. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 30 years of competition and 29 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Crum comparisons
Denny Crum — frequently asked
- Is Denny Crum the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Denny Crum ranks 21st in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.5, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Denny Crum's GOAT Score?
- 88.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Denny Crum rank all time?
- 108th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 21st within Basketball.
- Denny Crum vs Moses Malone: who ranks higher?
- Denny Crum, on 88.5 against Moses Malone's 88.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.