Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 80
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 72
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 60 | |
| 1955 | 68 | |
| 1956 | 74 | |
| 1957 | 80 | |
| 1958 | 84 | |
| 1959 | 88 | |
| 1960 | 90 | |
| 1961 | 92 | |
| 1962 | 94 | |
| 1963 | 92 | |
| 1964 | 90 | |
| 1965 | 88 | |
| 1966 | 86 | |
| 1967 | 84 | |
| 1968 | 82 | |
| 1969 | 80 | |
| 1970 | 78 | |
| 1971 | 76 | |
| 1972 | 72 | |
| 1973 | 68 | |
| 1974 | 64 | |
| 1975 | 60 | |
| 1976 | 56 | |
| 1977 | 52 | |
| 1978 | 48 | |
| 1979 | 44 | |
| 1980 | 40 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Meadowlark Lemon ranks #242 in Basketball
Meadowlark Lemon ranks #242 in Basketball and #2493 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 76.7/100.
The verified career covers 1954–1980 and 27 documented seasons. Peak is 80/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 92/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Globetrotters games played 16000, Seasons with the Globetrotters 24, Hall of Fame induction 2003, Countries toured 94.
Nearest context: ahead Anthony Edwards (76.7); behind Joseph Brennan (76.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Meadowlark Lemon GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak80/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics72/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Lemon comparisons
Meadowlark Lemon — frequently asked
- Is Meadowlark Lemon the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Meadowlark Lemon ranks #242 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 76.7/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Meadowlark Lemon's GOAT Score?
- 76.7/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 72 (15%).
- Where does Meadowlark Lemon rank all time?
- #2493 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #242 in Basketball.
- Meadowlark Lemon vs Anthony Edwards: who ranks higher?
- Meadowlark Lemon ranks higher at 76.7 versus Anthony Edwards at 76.7, a margin of 0.0 points.