Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 7.8 | |
| 1966 | 8.9 | |
| 1967 | 13.8 | |
| 1968 | 22.7 | |
| 1969 | 23.8 | |
| 1970 | 17.5 | |
| 1971 | 25.9 | |
| 1972 | 23.9 | |
| 1973 | 25.3 | |
| 1974 | 22.6 | |
| 1975 | 22.7 | |
| 1976 | 19.5 | |
| 1977 | 16.1 | |
| 1978 | 12.7 |
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 Gail Goodrich ranks #87 in Basketball
Gail Goodrich ranks 87th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 512th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 84, 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 1965–1979 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1971, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles 1, all-star selections 5, career points 19181, career points per game 18.6.
Immediately ahead sits Yolanda Griffith on 84.0, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Dave DeBusschere on 83.9. 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.
Gail Goodrich GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Goodrich stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1971. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- 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.
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Gail Goodrich — frequently asked
- Is Gail Goodrich the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Gail Goodrich ranks 87th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.9, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Gail Goodrich's GOAT Score?
- 83.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Gail Goodrich rank all time?
- 512th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 87th within Basketball.
- Gail Goodrich vs Yolanda Griffith: who ranks higher?
- Yolanda Griffith, on 84.0 against Gail Goodrich's 83.9 — a margin of 0.1 points.