BAA/NBA titles
1
Scoring titles
1
All-Star selections
1
Single-game points record
63
Career points per game
16.4
Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Joe Fulks ranks #176 in Basketball
Joe Fulks ranks #176 in Basketball and #1381 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.5/100.
The verified career covers 1946–1954 and 8 documented seasons. Peak is 92/100, with Peak the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: BAA/NBA titles 1, Scoring titles 1, All-Star selections 1, Single-game points record 63.
Nearest context: ahead Lenny Wilkens (81.5); behind Gus Johnson (81.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Joe Fulks GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 62/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Fulks comparisons
Joe Fulks — frequently asked
- Is Joe Fulks the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Joe Fulks ranks #176 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.5/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Joe Fulks's GOAT Score?
- 81.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Joe Fulks rank all time?
- #1381 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #176 in Basketball.
- Joe Fulks vs Lenny Wilkens: who ranks higher?
- Joe Fulks ranks higher at 81.5 versus Lenny Wilkens at 81.5, a margin of 0.0 points.