Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 90
- Longevity
- 94
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 90
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | |
| 1977 | 18 | |
| 1978 | 20 | |
| 1979 | 22 | |
| 1980 | 24 | |
| 1981 | 26 | |
| 1982 | 28 | |
| 1983 | 25 | |
| 1984 | 23 | |
| 1985 | 27 | |
| 1986 | 29 | |
| 1987 | 21 | |
| 1988 | 24 | |
| 1989 | 26 | |
| 1990 | 22 | |
| 1991 | 20 | |
| 1992 | 23 | |
| 1993 | 30 | |
| 1994 | 33 | |
| 1995 | 30 | |
| 1996 | 21 | |
| 1997 | 28 | |
| 1998 | 27 | |
| 1999 | 25 | |
| 2000 | 24 | |
| 2001 | 20 | |
| 2002 | 24 | |
| 2003 | 27 | |
| 2004 | 31 | |
| 2005 | 28 | |
| 2006 | 33 | |
| 2007 | 34 | |
| 2008 | 27 | |
| 2009 | 24 | |
| 2010 | 29 | |
| 2011 | 25 | |
| 2012 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 18 | |
| 2014 | 15 | |
| 2015 | 18 |
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 Sylvia Hatchell ranks #30 in Basketball
Sylvia Hatchell ranks 30th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 138th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 88.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 82, Peak 90, Longevity 94, Honours 86, Statistics 90. 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 1975–2019 with 40 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2007, which sets the Peak component at 90. Longevity is the defining strength of the profile at 94 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes college coaching wins 1023, ncaa championships 1, national titles across divisions 3, acc titles 6.
Immediately ahead sits Sylvia Fowles on 88.0, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Artis Gilmore on 88.0. 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.
Sylvia Hatchell GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hatchell 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 2007. Scored 90/100.
- Longevity94/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 44 years of competition and 40 recorded seasons. Scored 94/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.
Top Hatchell comparisons
Sylvia Hatchell — frequently asked
- Is Sylvia Hatchell the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Sylvia Hatchell ranks 30th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 88.0, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Sylvia Hatchell's GOAT Score?
- 88.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 90 (20%), Longevity 94 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Sylvia Hatchell rank all time?
- 138th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 30th within Basketball.
- Sylvia Hatchell vs Sylvia Fowles: who ranks higher?
- Sylvia Hatchell, on 88.0 against Sylvia Fowles's 88.0 — a margin of 0.0 points.