NBA titles
1
All-Star selections
4
Career assists
7,392
Career steals
2,310
All-Defensive selections
5
Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 88
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Maurice Cheeks ranks #99 in Basketball
Maurice Cheeks ranks #99 in Basketball and #808 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.6/100.
The verified career covers 1978–1993 and 15 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Statistics the strongest category at 90/100 (15% weight). Key metrics: NBA titles 1, All-Star selections 4, Career assists 7392, Career steals 2310.
Nearest context: ahead Dave Cowens (84.6); behind Buddy Jeannette (84.6). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Maurice Cheeks GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity88/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Cheeks comparisons
Maurice Cheeks — frequently asked
- Is Maurice Cheeks the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Maurice Cheeks ranks #99 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.6/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Maurice Cheeks's GOAT Score?
- 84.6/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 88 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Maurice Cheeks rank all time?
- #808 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #99 in Basketball.
- Maurice Cheeks vs Dave Cowens: who ranks higher?
- Maurice Cheeks ranks higher at 84.6 versus Dave Cowens at 84.6, a margin of 0.0 points.