Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.1 | |
| 1951 | 8 | |
| 1952 | 7.3 | |
| 1953 | 8.2 | |
| 1954 | 10.2 | |
| 1955 | 10.2 | |
| 1956 | 8.9 | |
| 1957 | 5.3 | |
| 1958 | 4.1 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Earl Lloyd ranks #176 in Basketball
Earl Lloyd ranks 176th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1202nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 82, Longevity 78, Honours 82, Statistics 78. 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 1950–1960 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1954, 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 titles 1, games played 560, career points per game 8.4, career rebounds per game 6.4.
Immediately ahead sits Chris Webber on 77.8, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Anthony Edwards on 76.7. 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.
Earl Lloyd GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Lloyd stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1954. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Lloyd comparisons
Earl Lloyd — frequently asked
- Is Earl Lloyd the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Earl Lloyd ranks 176th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 77.6, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Earl Lloyd's GOAT Score?
- 77.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Earl Lloyd rank all time?
- 1202nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 176th within Basketball.
- Earl Lloyd vs Chris Webber: who ranks higher?
- Chris Webber, on 77.8 against Earl Lloyd's 77.6 — a margin of 0.2 points.