Category profile
- Dominance
- 92
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 60 | |
| 1947 | 70 | |
| 1948 | 79 | |
| 1949 | 89 | |
| 1950 | 98 | |
| 1951 | 89 | |
| 1952 | 80 | |
| 1953 | 72 | |
| 1954 | 63 | |
| 1955 | 54 | |
| 1956 | 45 |
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 George Mikan ranks #46 in Basketball
George Mikan ranks 46th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 245th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 92, Peak 96, Longevity 70, Honours 92, Statistics 90. 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 1946–1956 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1950, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles 5, scoring titles 3, career points per game 23.1, all-nba first teams 6.
Immediately ahead sits Dirk Nowitzki on 88.1, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Hortência Marcari on 88.1. 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 Mikan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance92/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Mikan stood above the field while competing. Scored 92/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1950. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 70/100.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 92/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Mikan comparisons
George Mikan — frequently asked
- Is George Mikan the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. George Mikan ranks 46th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.1, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is George Mikan's GOAT Score?
- 88.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 92 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does George Mikan rank all time?
- 245th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 46th within Basketball.
- George Mikan vs Dirk Nowitzki: who ranks higher?
- George Mikan, on 88.1 against Dirk Nowitzki's 88.1 — a margin of 0.0 points.