Category profile
- Dominance
- 86
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 55 | |
| 1951 | 63 | |
| 1952 | 72 | |
| 1953 | 80 | |
| 1954 | 89 | |
| 1955 | 97 | |
| 1956 | 90 | |
| 1957 | 82 | |
| 1958 | 75 | |
| 1959 | 67 | |
| 1960 | 60 | |
| 1961 | 52 | |
| 1962 | 45 |
Data sources
- NBA.com official statistics
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Paul Arizin ranks #62 in Basketball
Paul Arizin ranks 62nd among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 376th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 86, Peak 92, Longevity 78, Honours 88, Statistics 92. 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 1950–1962 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1955, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak 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 nba championships 1, scoring titles 2, all-star selections 10, career points 16266.
Immediately ahead sits Adrian Dantley on 87.1, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Jerry Lucas on 86.8. 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.
Paul Arizin GOAT Score explained
- Dominance86/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Arizin stood above the field while competing. Scored 86/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1955. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 12 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top Arizin comparisons
Paul Arizin — frequently asked
- Is Paul Arizin the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Paul Arizin ranks 62nd in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 86.9, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Paul Arizin's GOAT Score?
- 86.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 86 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Paul Arizin rank all time?
- 376th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 62nd within Basketball.
- Paul Arizin vs Adrian Dantley: who ranks higher?
- Adrian Dantley, on 87.1 against Paul Arizin's 86.9 — a margin of 0.2 points.