Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 60 | |
| 1950 | 71 | |
| 1951 | 83 | |
| 1952 | 94 | |
| 1953 | 86 | |
| 1954 | 79 | |
| 1955 | 71 | |
| 1956 | 63 | |
| 1957 | 55 | |
| 1958 | 48 | |
| 1959 | 40 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- NBA official records
- Basketball-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Ed Macauley ranks #223 in Basketball
Ed Macauley ranks 223rd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1510th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 72, Honours 82, Statistics 86. 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 1949–1959 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1952, 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 titles 1, all-star selections 7, career points per game 17.5, all-star game mvp awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Dick McGuire on 80.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Carol Blazejowski on 80.3. 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.
Ed Macauley GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Macauley stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1952. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
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Ed Macauley — frequently asked
- Is Ed Macauley the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Ed Macauley ranks 223rd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 80.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Ed Macauley's GOAT Score?
- 80.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Ed Macauley rank all time?
- 1510th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 223rd within Basketball.
- Ed Macauley vs Dick McGuire: who ranks higher?
- Ed Macauley, on 80.3 against Dick McGuire's 80.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.