Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 50 | |
| 1968 | 62 | |
| 1969 | 73 | |
| 1970 | 85 | |
| 1971 | 96 | |
| 1972 | 90 | |
| 1973 | 84 | |
| 1974 | 77 | |
| 1975 | 71 | |
| 1976 | 65 | |
| 1977 | 59 | |
| 1978 | 52 | |
| 1979 | 46 | |
| 1980 | 40 |
Data sources
- NBA.com official statistics
- 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 Earl Monroe ranks #96 in Basketball
Earl Monroe ranks 96th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 632nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 84, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1967–1980 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1971, 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 nba championships 1, all-star selections 4, rookie of the year awards 1, career points 17454.
Immediately ahead sits Louie Dampier on 85.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Bob Kurland on 85.1. 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 Monroe GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Monroe stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1971. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Monroe comparisons
Earl Monroe — frequently asked
- Is Earl Monroe the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Earl Monroe ranks 96th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.2, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Earl Monroe's GOAT Score?
- 85.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Earl Monroe rank all time?
- 632nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 96th within Basketball.
- Earl Monroe vs Louie Dampier: who ranks higher?
- Earl Monroe, on 85.2 against Louie Dampier's 85.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.