Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 72
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1909 | 55 | |
| 1910 | 62 | |
| 1911 | 70 | |
| 1912 | 76 | |
| 1913 | 82 | |
| 1914 | 88 | |
| 1915 | 92 | |
| 1916 | 94 | |
| 1917 | 90 | |
| 1918 | 88 | |
| 1919 | 84 | |
| 1920 | 80 | |
| 1921 | 76 | |
| 1922 | 70 | |
| 1923 | 64 | |
| 1924 | 58 | |
| 1925 | 52 | |
| 1926 | 46 | |
| 1927 | 40 |
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 Marty Friedman ranks #253 in Basketball
Marty Friedman ranks 253rd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2100th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 77.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 84, Longevity 86, Honours 72, Statistics 72. 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 1909–1927 with 19 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1916, which sets the Peak component at 84. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes professional league titles 4, hall of fame induction 1972, professional seasons 18, inter-allied games golds 1.
Immediately ahead sits Chris Webber on 77.8, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Earl Lloyd on 77.6. 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.
Marty Friedman GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Friedman stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1916. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 19 recorded seasons. Scored 86/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics72/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 72/100.
Top Friedman comparisons
Marty Friedman — frequently asked
- Is Marty Friedman the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Marty Friedman ranks 253rd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 77.7, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Marty Friedman's GOAT Score?
- 77.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 72 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Marty Friedman rank all time?
- 2100th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 253rd within Basketball.
- Marty Friedman vs Chris Webber: who ranks higher?
- Chris Webber, on 77.8 against Marty Friedman's 77.7 — a margin of 0.1 points.