Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 8 | |
| 1947 | 10 | |
| 1948 | 12 | |
| 1949 | 14 | |
| 1950 | 16 | |
| 1951 | 18 | |
| 1952 | 18 | |
| 1953 | 17 | |
| 1954 | 16 | |
| 1955 | 15 | |
| 1956 | 15 | |
| 1957 | 14 | |
| 1958 | 14 | |
| 1959 | 13 | |
| 1960 | 12 | |
| 1961 | 12 | |
| 1962 | 11 | |
| 1963 | 11 | |
| 1964 | 10 | |
| 1965 | 10 | |
| 1966 | 9 | |
| 1967 | 9 | |
| 1968 | 8 | |
| 1969 | 8 | |
| 1970 | 7 | |
| 1971 | 7 | |
| 1972 | 6 | |
| 1973 | 6 | |
| 1974 | 5 | |
| 1975 | 5 | |
| 1976 | 4 | |
| 1977 | 4 | |
| 1978 | 4 | |
| 1979 | 3 | |
| 1980 | 3 | |
| 1981 | 3 | |
| 1982 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 2 | |
| 1984 | 2 | |
| 1985 | 2 | |
| 1986 | 1 | |
| 1987 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 1 | |
| 1989 | 1 | |
| 1990 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 1 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Marques Haynes ranks #50 in Basketball
Marques Haynes ranks 50th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 313th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 90, Longevity 94, Honours 78, Statistics 82. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1946–1992 with 46 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1951, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity 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 years as a professional 46, games played worldwide 12000, countries played in 97, hall of fame inductions 1.
Immediately ahead sits K.C. Jones on 85.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Charles Barkley on 85.6. 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.
Marques Haynes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Haynes 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 1951. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 46 years of competition and 46 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 78/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
Top Haynes comparisons
Marques Haynes — frequently asked
- Is Marques Haynes the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marques Haynes ranks 50th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.7, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Marques Haynes's GOAT Score?
- 85.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marques Haynes rank all time?
- 313th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 50th within Basketball.
- Marques Haynes vs K.C. Jones: who ranks higher?
- K.C. Jones, on 85.8 against Marques Haynes's 85.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.