Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 70
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 66 | |
| 1932 | 82 | |
| 1933 | 96 | |
| 1934 | 82 | |
| 1935 | 72 | |
| 1936 | 64 | |
| 1937 | 56 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Basketball Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Skinny Johnson ranks #274 in Basketball
Skinny Johnson ranks 274th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2974th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 72.1 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 72, Peak 84, Longevity 62, Honours 72, Statistics 70. 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 1931–1937 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1933, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes national championships 1, all-american selections 1, hall of fame induction 1977, big six titles 2.
Immediately ahead sits Yao Ming on 73.9, a gap of 1.8 points. Directly behind is Caitlin Clark on 69.6. 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.
Skinny Johnson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Johnson stood above the field while competing. Scored 72/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1933. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics70/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 70/100.
Top Johnson comparisons
Skinny Johnson — frequently asked
- Is Skinny Johnson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Skinny Johnson ranks 274th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 72.1, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Skinny Johnson's GOAT Score?
- 72.1 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 70 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Skinny Johnson rank all time?
- 2974th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 274th within Basketball.
- Skinny Johnson vs Yao Ming: who ranks higher?
- Yao Ming, on 73.9 against Skinny Johnson's 72.1 — a margin of 1.8 points.