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Basketball · Centre · United States

Inman Jackson

1930–1942 · Original Harlem Globetrotters centre and the team's first showman pivot.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
79.4
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 74.6
Globetrotters seasons
12
World Professional Tournament appearances
2
Career exhibition wins
1,000
Team captaincies
1
Hall of Fame inductions
1

Category profile

Dominance
76
Peak
86
Longevity
78
Honours
78
Statistics
80

Career timeline · Points per game

SeasonPoints per gameShare of career
193050
193158
193266
193374
193482
193590
193684
193777
193871
193964
194058
194151
194245

Data sources

  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Basketball-Reference
  • NBA official records

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Inman Jackson ranks #239 in Basketball

Inman Jackson ranks 239th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1705th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 78, Honours 78, Statistics 80. 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 1930–1942 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1935, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes globetrotters seasons 12, world professional tournament appearances 2, career exhibition wins 1000, team captaincies 1.

Immediately ahead sits Harry Gallatin on 79.4, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Rasheed Wallace on 79.1. 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.

Inman Jackson GOAT Score explained

Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Jackson stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1935. Scored 86/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours78/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.

Inman Jackson — frequently asked

Is Inman Jackson the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Inman Jackson ranks 239th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 79.4, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
What is Inman Jackson's GOAT Score?
79.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Inman Jackson rank all time?
1705th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 239th within Basketball.
Inman Jackson vs Harry Gallatin: who ranks higher?
Inman Jackson, on 79.4 against Harry Gallatin's 79.4 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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