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Basketball · Guard · United States

Joseph Brennan

1925–1942 · Brooklyn Visitations star and a leading scorer of the American Basketball League.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
76.7
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 73.6
ABL championships
2
Hall of Fame induction
1,975
Professional seasons
17
All-league selections
5
Years at the top level
17

Category profile

Dominance
72
Peak
84
Longevity
84
Honours
70
Statistics
74

Career timeline · Points per game

SeasonPoints per gameShare of career
192555
192664
192772
192880
192986
193090
193192
193290
193388
193484
193580
193676
193772
193866
193960
194054
194148
194242

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.

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.
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