Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 90
- Honours
- 94
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 55 | |
| 1963 | 60 | |
| 1964 | 65 | |
| 1965 | 70 | |
| 1966 | 76 | |
| 1967 | 81 | |
| 1968 | 86 | |
| 1969 | 91 | |
| 1970 | 96 | |
| 1971 | 89 | |
| 1972 | 82 | |
| 1973 | 75 | |
| 1974 | 68 | |
| 1975 | 61 | |
| 1976 | 54 | |
| 1977 | 47 | |
| 1978 | 40 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- NBA official records
- Basketball-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why John Havlicek ranks #18 in Basketball
John Havlicek ranks 18th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 85th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 90, Honours 94, 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 1962–1978 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1970, which sets the Peak component at 92. Honours is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles 8, career points 26395, all-star selections 13, finals mvp awards 1.
Immediately ahead sits Tim Duncan on 90.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Sergei Belov on 90.4. 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 Havlicek GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Havlicek 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 1970. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity90/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 90/100.
- Honours94/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 94/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
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John Havlicek — frequently asked
- Is John Havlicek the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. John Havlicek ranks 18th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 90.5, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is John Havlicek's GOAT Score?
- 90.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 90 (20%), Honours 94 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does John Havlicek rank all time?
- 85th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 18th within Basketball.
- John Havlicek vs Tim Duncan: who ranks higher?
- John Havlicek, on 90.5 against Tim Duncan's 90.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.