Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 90
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 55 | |
| 1964 | 69 | |
| 1965 | 82 | |
| 1966 | 96 | |
| 1967 | 89 | |
| 1968 | 82 | |
| 1969 | 75 | |
| 1970 | 68 | |
| 1971 | 61 | |
| 1972 | 54 | |
| 1973 | 47 | |
| 1974 | 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 Jerry Lucas ranks #63 in Basketball
Jerry Lucas ranks 63rd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 390th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 90, Statistics 92. 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 1963–1974 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1966, 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 nba championships 1, olympic gold medals 1, all-star selections 7, career rebounds 12942.
Immediately ahead sits Paul Arizin on 86.9, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Grant Hill on 86.8. 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.
Jerry Lucas GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Lucas stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1966. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours90/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 90/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Lucas comparisons
Jerry Lucas — frequently asked
- Is Jerry Lucas the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jerry Lucas ranks 63rd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 86.8, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Jerry Lucas's GOAT Score?
- 86.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 90 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jerry Lucas rank all time?
- 390th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 63rd within Basketball.
- Jerry Lucas vs Paul Arizin: who ranks higher?
- Paul Arizin, on 86.9 against Jerry Lucas's 86.8 — a margin of 0.1 points.