Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 17 | |
| 1953 | 20 | |
| 1954 | 11 | |
| 1955 | 18 | |
| 1956 | 32 | |
| 1957 | 19 | |
| 1958 | 18 | |
| 1959 | 18 | |
| 1960 | 19 | |
| 1961 | 22 | |
| 1962 | 15 | |
| 1963 | 12 | |
| 1964 | 17 | |
| 1965 | 16 | |
| 1966 | 21 | |
| 1967 | 22 | |
| 1968 | 23 | |
| 1969 | 22 | |
| 1970 | 19 | |
| 1971 | 15 | |
| 1972 | 14 | |
| 1973 | 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 Frank McGuire ranks #33 in Basketball
Frank McGuire ranks 33rd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 148th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 87.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 86, 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 1947–1980 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1956, 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 1, undefeated seasons 1, college coaching wins 550, ncaa final fours 2.
Immediately ahead sits Alex Hannum on 87.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kevin Garnett on 87.5. 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.
Frank McGuire GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far McGuire 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 1956. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 33 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top McGuire comparisons
Frank McGuire — frequently asked
- Is Frank McGuire the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Frank McGuire ranks 33rd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 87.8, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Frank McGuire's GOAT Score?
- 87.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Frank McGuire rank all time?
- 148th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 33rd within Basketball.
- Frank McGuire vs Alex Hannum: who ranks higher?
- Frank McGuire, on 87.8 against Alex Hannum's 87.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.