Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 18 | |
| 1963 | 19 | |
| 1964 | 25 | |
| 1965 | 28 | |
| 1966 | 22 | |
| 1967 | 22 | |
| 1968 | 17 | |
| 1969 | 17 | |
| 1970 | 20 | |
| 1971 | 20 | |
| 1972 | 16 | |
| 1973 | 18 | |
| 1974 | 20 | |
| 1975 | 20 | |
| 1976 | 19 | |
| 1977 | 18 | |
| 1978 | 20 | |
| 1979 | 22 | |
| 1980 | 20 | |
| 1981 | 25 | |
| 1982 | 27 | |
| 1983 | 27 | |
| 1984 | 23 | |
| 1985 | 27 | |
| 1986 | 23 | |
| 1987 | 22 | |
| 1988 | 26 | |
| 1989 | 21 | |
| 1990 | 16 | |
| 1991 | 20 | |
| 1992 | 24 | |
| 1993 | 21 | |
| 1994 | 19 | |
| 1995 | 16 | |
| 1996 | 13 | |
| 1997 | 16 |
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 Don Haskins ranks #37 in Basketball
Don Haskins ranks 37th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 164th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 94, Longevity 92, Honours 82, Statistics 88. 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 1961–1999 with 36 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1965, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes ncaa championships 1, college coaching wins 719, ncaa tournament appearances 14, conference titles 7.
Immediately ahead sits Kevin McHale on 87.5, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is George Karl on 87.2. 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.
Don Haskins GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Haskins stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1965. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 38 years of competition and 36 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Haskins comparisons
Don Haskins — frequently asked
- Is Don Haskins the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Don Haskins ranks 37th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 87.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Don Haskins's GOAT Score?
- 87.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Don Haskins rank all time?
- 164th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 37th within Basketball.
- Don Haskins vs Kevin McHale: who ranks higher?
- Kevin McHale, on 87.5 against Don Haskins's 87.3 — a margin of 0.2 points.