Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 8.4 | |
| 1979 | 11.4 | |
| 1980 | 9.6 | |
| 1981 | 12.5 | |
| 1982 | 12.5 | |
| 1983 | 12.2 | |
| 1984 | 11.3 | |
| 1985 | 15.4 | |
| 1986 | 15.6 | |
| 1987 | 12.6 | |
| 1988 | 11 | |
| 1989 | 9.1 | |
| 1990 | 6.1 | |
| 1991 | 4.8 | |
| 1992 | 4 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Maurice Cheeks ranks #75 in Basketball
Maurice Cheeks ranks 75th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 423rd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.6 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 88, Honours 82, Statistics 90. 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 1978–1993 with 15 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1986, which sets the Peak component at 88. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles 1, all-star selections 4, career assists 7392, career steals 2310.
Immediately ahead sits Dave Cowens on 84.6, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Buddy Jeannette on 84.6. 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.
Maurice Cheeks GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Cheeks stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1986. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 15 years of competition and 15 recorded seasons. Scored 88/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Cheeks comparisons
Maurice Cheeks — frequently asked
- Is Maurice Cheeks the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Maurice Cheeks ranks 75th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.6, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Maurice Cheeks's GOAT Score?
- 84.6 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Maurice Cheeks rank all time?
- 423rd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 75th within Basketball.
- Maurice Cheeks vs Dave Cowens: who ranks higher?
- Maurice Cheeks, on 84.6 against Dave Cowens's 84.6 — a margin of 0.0 points.