Category profile
- Dominance
- 70
- Peak
- 80
- Longevity
- 92
- Honours
- 70
- Statistics
- 72
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | 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
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Meadowlark Lemon ranks #257 in Basketball
Meadowlark Lemon ranks 257th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2326th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 76.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 70, Peak 80, Longevity 92, Honours 70, 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 1954–1980 with 27 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1962, which sets the Peak component at 80. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes globetrotters games played 16000, seasons with the globetrotters 24, hall of fame induction 2003, countries toured 94.
Immediately ahead sits Anthony Edwards on 76.7, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Joseph Brennan on 76.7. 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.
Meadowlark Lemon GOAT Score explained
- Dominance70/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Lemon stood above the field while competing. Scored 70/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak80/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1962. Scored 80/100.
- Longevity92/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 26 years of competition and 27 recorded seasons. Scored 92/100.
- Honours70/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 70/100.
- Statistics72/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 72/100.
Top Lemon comparisons
Meadowlark Lemon — frequently asked
- Is Meadowlark Lemon the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Meadowlark Lemon ranks 257th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 76.7, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Meadowlark Lemon's GOAT Score?
- 76.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 70 (25%), Peak 80 (20%), Longevity 92 (20%), Honours 70 (20%), Statistics 72 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Meadowlark Lemon rank all time?
- 2326th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 257th within Basketball.
- Meadowlark Lemon vs Anthony Edwards: who ranks higher?
- Meadowlark Lemon, on 76.7 against Anthony Edwards's 76.7 — a margin of 0.0 points.