World Professional Tournament titles
2
Seasons played
17
NBL seasons
5
Hall of Fame inductions
1
Career points per game
8
Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 86
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 86
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 8 | |
| 1940 | 10 | |
| 1941 | 12 | |
| 1942 | 12 | |
| 1943 | 11 | |
| 1944 | 10 | |
| 1945 | 9 | |
| 1946 | 8 | |
| 1947 | 7 | |
| 1948 | 6 | |
| 1949 | 5 | |
| 1950 | 4 |
Data sources
- NBA.com
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Pop Gates ranks #111 in Basketball
Pop Gates ranks #111 in Basketball and #909 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 84.1/100.
The verified career covers 1938–1955 and 12 documented seasons. Peak is 90/100, with Peak the strongest category at 90/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Professional Tournament titles 2, Seasons played 17, NBL seasons 5, Hall of Fame inductions 1.
Nearest context: ahead Lindsay Whalen (84.1); behind Al Cervi (84.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Pop Gates GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak90/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity86/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Gates comparisons
Pop Gates — frequently asked
- Is Pop Gates the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Pop Gates ranks #111 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.1/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Pop Gates's GOAT Score?
- 84.1/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 86 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%).
- Where does Pop Gates rank all time?
- #909 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #111 in Basketball.
- Pop Gates vs Lindsay Whalen: who ranks higher?
- Pop Gates ranks higher at 84.1 versus Lindsay Whalen at 84.1, a margin of 0.0 points.