Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 94
- Longevity
- 58
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 14.3 | |
| 1937 | 17.1 | |
| 1938 | 17.2 | |
| 1939 | 14 |
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 Hank Luisetti ranks #135 in Basketball
Hank Luisetti ranks 135th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 785th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 94, Longevity 58, Honours 80, 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 1935–1941 with 4 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1938, 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 college all-america selections 3, college player of the year awards 2, single-game points record 50, college career points 1596.
Immediately ahead sits Teresa Weatherspoon on 81.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Paul Pierce on 81.2. 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.
Hank Luisetti GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Luisetti 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 1938. Scored 94/100.
- Longevity58/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 4 recorded seasons. Scored 58/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- 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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Hank Luisetti — frequently asked
- Is Hank Luisetti the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Hank Luisetti ranks 135th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Hank Luisetti's GOAT Score?
- 81.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 94 (20%), Longevity 58 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Hank Luisetti rank all time?
- 785th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 135th within Basketball.
- Hank Luisetti vs Teresa Weatherspoon: who ranks higher?
- Hank Luisetti, on 81.3 against Teresa Weatherspoon's 81.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.