Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 23.2 | |
| 1947 | 22.1 | |
| 1948 | 26 | |
| 1949 | 14.2 | |
| 1950 | 11.9 | |
| 1951 | 8 | |
| 1952 | 5.5 | |
| 1953 | 3.1 |
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 Joe Fulks ranks #130 in Basketball
Joe Fulks ranks 130th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 755th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 62, Honours 80, Statistics 88. 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 1946–1954 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1948, 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 baa/nba titles 1, scoring titles 1, all-star selections 1, single-game points record 63.
Immediately ahead sits Lenny Wilkens on 81.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Gus Johnson on 81.5. 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.
Joe Fulks GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Fulks stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1948. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 8 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Fulks comparisons
Joe Fulks — frequently asked
- Is Joe Fulks the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Joe Fulks ranks 130th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.5, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Joe Fulks's GOAT Score?
- 81.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Joe Fulks rank all time?
- 755th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 130th within Basketball.
- Joe Fulks vs Lenny Wilkens: who ranks higher?
- Joe Fulks, on 81.5 against Lenny Wilkens's 81.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.