Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 74
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 55 | |
| 1926 | 64 | |
| 1927 | 72 | |
| 1928 | 80 | |
| 1929 | 86 | |
| 1930 | 90 | |
| 1931 | 92 | |
| 1932 | 90 | |
| 1933 | 88 | |
| 1934 | 84 | |
| 1935 | 80 | |
| 1936 | 76 | |
| 1937 | 72 | |
| 1938 | 66 | |
| 1939 | 60 | |
| 1940 | 54 | |
| 1941 | 48 | |
| 1942 | 42 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Basketball Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Joseph Brennan ranks #258 in Basketball
Joseph Brennan ranks 258th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2328th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 84, Honours 70, Statistics 74. 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 1925–1942 with 18 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1931, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes abl championships 2, hall of fame induction 1975, professional seasons 17, all-league selections 5.
Immediately ahead sits Meadowlark Lemon on 76.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Bob Houbregs on 76.6. 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.
Joseph Brennan GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Brennan stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1931. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 17 years of competition and 18 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 74/100.
Top Brennan comparisons
Joseph Brennan — frequently asked
- Is Joseph Brennan the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Joseph Brennan ranks 258th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 76.7, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Joseph Brennan's GOAT Score?
- 76.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Joseph Brennan rank all time?
- 2328th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 258th within Basketball.
- Joseph Brennan vs Meadowlark Lemon: who ranks higher?
- Joseph Brennan, on 76.7 against Meadowlark Lemon's 76.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.