Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 55 | |
| 1977 | 63 | |
| 1978 | 71 | |
| 1979 | 79 | |
| 1980 | 87 | |
| 1981 | 95 | |
| 1982 | 91 | |
| 1983 | 88 | |
| 1984 | 84 | |
| 1985 | 80 | |
| 1986 | 76 | |
| 1987 | 73 | |
| 1988 | 69 | |
| 1989 | 65 | |
| 1990 | 61 | |
| 1991 | 58 | |
| 1992 | 54 | |
| 1993 | 50 | |
| 1994 | 46 | |
| 1995 | 43 | |
| 1996 | 39 | |
| 1997 | 35 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- NBA official records
- Basketball-Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nancy Lieberman ranks #168 in Basketball
Nancy Lieberman ranks 168th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 1104th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 80, Statistics 84. 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 1976–1997 with 22 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1981, which sets the Peak component at 90. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 1, wade trophy awards 2, national college titles 2, pro league titles 1.
Immediately ahead sits Clyde Lovellette on 82.6, a gap of 0.1 points. Directly behind is Angel McCoughtry on 82.4. 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.
Nancy Lieberman GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Lieberman stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1981. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 21 years of competition and 22 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
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Nancy Lieberman — frequently asked
- Is Nancy Lieberman the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Nancy Lieberman ranks 168th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 82.5, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Nancy Lieberman's GOAT Score?
- 82.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Nancy Lieberman rank all time?
- 1104th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 168th within Basketball.
- Nancy Lieberman vs Clyde Lovellette: who ranks higher?
- Clyde Lovellette, on 82.6 against Nancy Lieberman's 82.5 — a margin of 0.1 points.