Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 58 | |
| 1911 | 66 | |
| 1912 | 72 | |
| 1913 | 78 | |
| 1914 | 84 | |
| 1915 | 88 | |
| 1916 | 92 | |
| 1917 | 94 | |
| 1918 | 92 | |
| 1919 | 90 | |
| 1920 | 86 | |
| 1921 | 82 | |
| 1922 | 80 | |
| 1923 | 76 | |
| 1924 | 72 | |
| 1925 | 68 | |
| 1926 | 64 | |
| 1927 | 60 | |
| 1928 | 56 | |
| 1929 | 52 | |
| 1930 | 48 | |
| 1931 | 44 | |
| 1932 | 40 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Beckman ranks #147 in Basketball
John Beckman ranks 147th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 981st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 90, Longevity 84, Honours 76, Statistics 82. 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 1910–1932 with 23 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1917, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes professional championships 3, hall of fame induction 1973, years at the top level 22, eastern league titles 4.
Immediately ahead sits Charles Cooper on 83.4, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Cheryl Miller on 83.3. 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.
John Beckman GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Beckman stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1917. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 22 years of competition and 23 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Beckman comparisons
John Beckman — frequently asked
- Is John Beckman the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. John Beckman ranks 147th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is John Beckman's GOAT Score?
- 83.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does John Beckman rank all time?
- 981st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 147th within Basketball.
- John Beckman vs Charles Cooper: who ranks higher?
- Charles Cooper, on 83.4 against John Beckman's 83.3 — a margin of 0.1 points.