Category profile
- Dominance
- 74
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 74
- Statistics
- 74
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 66 | |
| 1928 | 80 | |
| 1929 | 94 | |
| 1930 | 86 | |
| 1931 | 78 | |
| 1932 | 72 | |
| 1933 | 64 | |
| 1934 | 56 | |
| 1935 | 48 |
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 Stretch Murphy ranks #254 in Basketball
Stretch Murphy ranks #254 in Basketball and #2845 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 74.8/100.
The verified career covers 1927–1935 and 9 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: National championships 1, All-American selections 2, Hall of Fame induction 1960, Big Ten titles 2.
Nearest context: ahead Sonny Boswell (75.0); behind Laddie Gale (74.7). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Stretch Murphy GOAT Score explained
- Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 66/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours74/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 74/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Murphy comparisons
Stretch Murphy — frequently asked
- Is Stretch Murphy the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Stretch Murphy ranks #254 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 74.8/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Stretch Murphy's GOAT Score?
- 74.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 74 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%).
- Where does Stretch Murphy rank all time?
- #2845 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #254 in Basketball.
- Stretch Murphy vs Sonny Boswell: who ranks higher?
- Sonny Boswell ranks higher at 75.0 versus Stretch Murphy at 74.8, a margin of 0.2 points.