Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.9 | |
| 1972 | 27.6 | |
| 1973 | 25.9 | |
| 1974 | 29.8 | |
| 1975 | 23 | |
| 1976 | 22.6 | |
| 1977 | 20.4 | |
| 1978 | 22.6 | |
| 1979 | 15.6 | |
| 1980 | 12.3 | |
| 1981 | 7 |
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 George McGinnis ranks #104 in Basketball
George McGinnis ranks 104th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 619th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 92, Longevity 74, Honours 82, Statistics 86. 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 1971–1982 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1974, 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 aba championships 2, aba mvp awards 1, all-star selections 6, career points per game 20.2.
Immediately ahead sits Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on 83.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Calvin Murphy on 82.9. 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.
George McGinnis GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far McGinnis 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 1974. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- 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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George McGinnis — frequently asked
- Is George McGinnis the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. George McGinnis ranks 104th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.0, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is George McGinnis's GOAT Score?
- 83.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does George McGinnis rank all time?
- 619th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 104th within Basketball.
- George McGinnis vs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: who ranks higher?
- George McGinnis, on 83.0 against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 83.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.