Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 94
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 55 | |
| 1973 | 61 | |
| 1974 | 67 | |
| 1975 | 73 | |
| 1976 | 80 | |
| 1977 | 86 | |
| 1978 | 92 | |
| 1979 | 98 | |
| 1980 | 90 | |
| 1981 | 81 | |
| 1982 | 73 | |
| 1983 | 65 | |
| 1984 | 57 | |
| 1985 | 48 | |
| 1986 | 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 George Gervin ranks #37 in Basketball
George Gervin ranks 37th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 208th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 82, Honours 86, Statistics 94. 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 1972–1986 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1979, which sets the Peak component at 94. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes scoring titles 4, all-star selections 12, career points 26595, all-nba selections 7.
Immediately ahead sits Denny Crum on 88.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Elvin Hayes on 88.4. 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.
George Gervin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Gervin stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak94/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1979. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics94/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 94/100.
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George Gervin — frequently asked
- Is George Gervin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. George Gervin ranks 37th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.5, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is George Gervin's GOAT Score?
- 88.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 94 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does George Gervin rank all time?
- 208th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 37th within Basketball.
- George Gervin vs Denny Crum: who ranks higher?
- George Gervin, on 88.5 against Denny Crum's 88.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.