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Basketball · Point guard · United States

Slater Martin

1949–1960 · Five-time NBA champion floor general with the Lakers and Hawks.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
82.8
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 77.4
NBA championships
5
All-Star selections
7
All-NBA selections
5
Career assists
3,160
Career points
7,337

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
86
Longevity
80
Honours
88
Statistics
80

Career timeline · Points per game

SeasonPoints per gameShare of career
19494
19507.2
19518
195210.8
19539.6
19549.6
195513.6
195612.4
195710.1
19589.3
19595.7

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 Slater Martin ranks #110 in Basketball

Slater Martin ranks 110th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 650th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 86, Longevity 80, Honours 88, Statistics 80. 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 1949–1960 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1955, which sets the Peak component at 86. Honours is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba championships 5, all-star selections 7, all-nba selections 5, career assists 3160.

Immediately ahead sits Nneka Ogwumike on 82.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Breanna Stewart on 82.5. 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.

Slater Martin GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Martin stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1955. Scored 86/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours88/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
Statistics80/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 80/100.

Slater Martin — frequently asked

Is Slater Martin the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Slater Martin ranks 110th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 82.8, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
What is Slater Martin's GOAT Score?
82.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 80 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Slater Martin rank all time?
650th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 110th within Basketball.
Slater Martin vs Nneka Ogwumike: who ranks higher?
Slater Martin, on 82.8 against Nneka Ogwumike's 82.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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