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Basketball · Centre · United States

Wayne Embry

1958–1969 · Five-time All-Star centre and an NBA champion with Boston.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
83.3
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 77.4
NBA championships
1
All-Star selections
5
NBA points
7,544
NBA rebounds
5,814
NBA games
831

Category profile

Dominance
80
Peak
88
Longevity
78
Honours
86
Statistics
86

Career timeline · Points per game

SeasonPoints per gameShare of career
195855
195965
196074
196184
196293
196387
196481
196575
196668
196762
196856
196950

Data sources

  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
  • Basketball-Reference
  • NBA official records

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Wayne Embry ranks #149 in Basketball

Wayne Embry ranks 149th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 986th of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 88, Longevity 78, Honours 86, Statistics 86. 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 1958–1969 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1962, 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 nba championships 1, all-star selections 5, nba points 7544, nba rebounds 5814.

Immediately ahead sits Cheryl Miller on 83.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Tony Parker on 83.2. 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.

Wayne Embry GOAT Score explained

Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Embry stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
Peak88/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1962. Scored 88/100.
Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 78/100.
Honours86/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 86/100.
Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.

Wayne Embry — frequently asked

Is Wayne Embry the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Wayne Embry ranks 149th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
What is Wayne Embry's GOAT Score?
83.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Wayne Embry rank all time?
986th of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 149th within Basketball.
Wayne Embry vs Cheryl Miller: who ranks higher?
Wayne Embry, on 83.3 against Cheryl Miller's 83.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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