Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 64
- Honours
- 76
- Statistics
- 74
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | 70 | |
| 1925 | 82 | |
| 1926 | 96 | |
| 1927 | 84 | |
| 1928 | 78 | |
| 1929 | 70 | |
| 1930 | 62 |
Data sources
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
- Basketball Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Vic Hanson ranks #264 in Basketball
Vic Hanson ranks 264th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 2521st of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 75.7 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 64, Honours 76, Statistics 74. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1924–1930 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1926, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak 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 national championships 1, all-american selections 3, hall of fame induction 1960, college seasons 3.
Immediately ahead sits Don Barksdale on 76.1, a gap of 0.4 points. Directly behind is Victor Wembanyama on 75.1. 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.
Vic Hanson GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Hanson stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1926. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity64/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 64/100.
- Honours76/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
- Statistics74/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 74/100.
Top Hanson comparisons
Vic Hanson — frequently asked
- Is Vic Hanson the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Vic Hanson ranks 264th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 75.7, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Vic Hanson's GOAT Score?
- 75.7 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 64 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 74 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Vic Hanson rank all time?
- 2521st of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 264th within Basketball.
- Vic Hanson vs Don Barksdale: who ranks higher?
- Don Barksdale, on 76.1 against Vic Hanson's 75.7 — a margin of 0.4 points.