Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 76
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1949 | 11.6 | |
| 1950 | 11.7 | |
| 1951 | 12.8 | |
| 1952 | 15 | |
| 1953 | 14.7 | |
| 1954 | 14.8 | |
| 1955 | 18.7 | |
| 1956 | 15.1 | |
| 1957 | 17.3 | |
| 1958 | 14.4 |
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 Vern Mikkelsen ranks #121 in Basketball
Vern Mikkelsen ranks 121st among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 729th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 86, Longevity 76, Honours 86, Statistics 82. 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 1949–1959 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1955, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba championships 4, all-star selections 6, all-nba selections 4, career points 10063.
Immediately ahead sits Anthony Davis on 81.9, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Kawhi Leonard on 81.8. 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.
Vern Mikkelsen GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Mikkelsen 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.
- Longevity76/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 76/100.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
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Vern Mikkelsen — frequently asked
- Is Vern Mikkelsen the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Vern Mikkelsen ranks 121st in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.9, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Vern Mikkelsen's GOAT Score?
- 81.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 76 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Vern Mikkelsen rank all time?
- 729th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 121st within Basketball.
- Vern Mikkelsen vs Anthony Davis: who ranks higher?
- Vern Mikkelsen, on 81.9 against Anthony Davis's 81.9 — a margin of 0.0 points.