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Basketball · Guard · Lithuania

Šarūnas Marčiulionis

1981–1997 · Olympic gold with the Soviet Union and bronze with independent Lithuania.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
85.0
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 79.1
Olympic gold medals
1
Olympic bronze medals
2
EuroBasket medals
2
NBA seasons
7
Soviet league titles
1

Category profile

Dominance
82
Peak
90
Longevity
82
Honours
86
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Points per game

SeasonPoints per gameShare of career
198145
198251
198358
198464
198570
198676
198783
198889
198995
199088
199181
199274
199368
199461
199554
199647
199740

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 Šarūnas Marčiulionis ranks #105 in Basketball

Šarūnas Marčiulionis ranks 105th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 669th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 85.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 82, Honours 86, Statistics 86. 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 1981–1997 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1989, 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 gold medals 1, olympic bronze medals 2, eurobasket medals 2, nba seasons 7.

Immediately ahead sits Bennie Borgmann on 85.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Seimone Augustus on 84.9. 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.

Šarūnas Marčiulionis GOAT Score explained

Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Marčiulionis stood above the field while competing. Scored 82/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
Peak90/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1989. Scored 90/100.
Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 82/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Šarūnas Marčiulionis — frequently asked

Is Šarūnas Marčiulionis the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Šarūnas Marčiulionis ranks 105th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 85.0, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
What is Šarūnas Marčiulionis's GOAT Score?
85.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Šarūnas Marčiulionis rank all time?
669th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 105th within Basketball.
Šarūnas Marčiulionis vs Bennie Borgmann: who ranks higher?
Šarūnas Marčiulionis, on 85.0 against Bennie Borgmann's 85.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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