Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 82
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 78
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 8.3 | |
| 1955 | 10 | |
| 1956 | 12.7 | |
| 1957 | 15 | |
| 1958 | 16.1 | |
| 1959 | 14.4 | |
| 1960 | 13 | |
| 1961 | 12.5 | |
| 1962 | 11 | |
| 1963 | 10.5 | |
| 1964 | 9 | |
| 1965 | 7.7 | |
| 1966 | 6 | |
| 1967 | 5 |
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 Larry Costello ranks #255 in Basketball
Larry Costello ranks 255th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2272nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 82, Longevity 80, Honours 74, Statistics 78. 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 1954–1968 with 14 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1958, which sets the Peak component at 82. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 82 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba championships 1, nba all-star selections 6, career points per game 12.2, career assists 3215.
Immediately ahead sits Earl Lloyd on 77.6, a gap of 0.7 points. Directly behind is Anthony Edwards on 76.7. 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.
Larry Costello GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Costello stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak82/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1958. Scored 82/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 14 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 74/100.
- Statistics78/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 78/100.
Top Costello comparisons
Larry Costello — frequently asked
- Is Larry Costello the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Larry Costello ranks 255th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 76.9, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Larry Costello's GOAT Score?
- 76.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 82 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 78 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Larry Costello rank all time?
- 2272nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 255th within Basketball.
- Larry Costello vs Earl Lloyd: who ranks higher?
- Earl Lloyd, on 77.6 against Larry Costello's 76.9 — a margin of 0.7 points.