Category profile
- Dominance
- 72
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 70
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 76
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 70 | |
| 1939 | 84 | |
| 1940 | 96 | |
| 1941 | 88 | |
| 1942 | 82 | |
| 1943 | 78 | |
| 1944 | 74 | |
| 1945 | 68 | |
| 1946 | 60 | |
| 1947 | 52 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Basketball Reference
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sonny Boswell ranks #253 in Basketball
Sonny Boswell ranks #253 in Basketball and #2827 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 75.0/100.
The verified career covers 1938–1948 and 10 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World Professional Tournament titles 1, Tournament top-scorer awards 1, Seasons with the Globetrotters 5, NBL seasons 3.
Nearest context: ahead Bobby Leonard (75.0); behind Stretch Murphy (74.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sonny Boswell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance72/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity70/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 70/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics76/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Boswell comparisons
Sonny Boswell — frequently asked
- Is Sonny Boswell the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sonny Boswell ranks #253 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 75.0/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Sonny Boswell's GOAT Score?
- 75.0/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 72 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 70 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 76 (15%).
- Where does Sonny Boswell rank all time?
- #2827 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #253 in Basketball.
- Sonny Boswell vs Bobby Leonard: who ranks higher?
- Sonny Boswell ranks higher at 75.0 versus Bobby Leonard at 75.0, a margin of 0.0 points.