Category profile
- Dominance
- 88
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 88
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 18 | |
| 1909 | 20 | |
| 1910 | 15 | |
| 1911 | 17 | |
| 1912 | 16 | |
| 1913 | 19 | |
| 1914 | 18 | |
| 1915 | 17 | |
| 1916 | 16 | |
| 1917 | 20 | |
| 1918 | 21 | |
| 1919 | 17 | |
| 1920 | 15 | |
| 1921 | 16 | |
| 1922 | 18 | |
| 1923 | 19 | |
| 1924 | 17 | |
| 1925 | 15 | |
| 1926 | 14 | |
| 1927 | 16 | |
| 1928 | 18 | |
| 1929 | 17 | |
| 1930 | 15 | |
| 1931 | 14 | |
| 1932 | 16 | |
| 1933 | 17 | |
| 1934 | 15 | |
| 1935 | 14 | |
| 1936 | 16 | |
| 1937 | 18 | |
| 1938 | 19 | |
| 1939 | 17 | |
| 1940 | 16 | |
| 1941 | 15 | |
| 1942 | 14 | |
| 1943 | 16 | |
| 1944 | 28 | |
| 1945 | 14 | |
| 1946 | 12 | |
| 1947 | 10 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- 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 Phog Allen ranks #10 in Basketball
Phog Allen ranks 10th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 38th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 90.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 88, Peak 92, Longevity 96, Honours 88, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1905–1956 with 40 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1944, which sets the Peak component at 92. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes college coaching wins 746, ncaa championships 1, conference titles 24, seasons as a head coach 48.
Immediately ahead sits Larry Bird on 91.2, a gap of 0.5 points. Directly behind is Kobe Bryant on 90.5. 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.
Phog Allen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance88/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Allen stood above the field while competing. Scored 88/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1944. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 51 years of competition and 40 recorded seasons. Scored 96/100.
- Honours88/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Allen comparisons
Phog Allen — frequently asked
- Is Phog Allen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Phog Allen ranks 10th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 90.7, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Phog Allen's GOAT Score?
- 90.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 88 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Phog Allen rank all time?
- 38th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 10th within Basketball.
- Phog Allen vs Larry Bird: who ranks higher?
- Larry Bird, on 91.2 against Phog Allen's 90.7 — a margin of 0.5 points.