Category profile
- Dominance
- 80
- Peak
- 92
- Longevity
- 66
- Honours
- 84
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 19.5 | |
| 1965 | 16.2 | |
| 1966 | 18 | |
| 1967 | 20.9 | |
| 1968 | 21.1 | |
| 1969 | 21.7 | |
| 1970 | 20.9 | |
| 1971 | 11.9 | |
| 1972 | 11 | |
| 1973 | 9.2 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- FIBA
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Willis Reed ranks #91 in Basketball
Willis Reed ranks 91st among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 742nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.0 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 80, Peak 92, Longevity 66, Honours 84, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1964–1974 with 10 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1969, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes nba titles 2, nba mvp awards 1, finals mvp awards 2, points per game 18.7.
Immediately ahead sits Dawn Staley on 78.7, a gap of -2.3 points. Directly behind is Damian Lillard on 78.7. 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.
Willis Reed GOAT Score explained
- Dominance80/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Reed stood above the field while competing. Scored 80/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak92/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1969. Scored 92/100.
- Longevity66/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 10 recorded seasons. Scored 66/100.
- Honours84/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 84/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
Top Reed comparisons
Willis Reed — frequently asked
- Is Willis Reed the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Willis Reed ranks 91st in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.0, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Willis Reed's GOAT Score?
- 81.0 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 80 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 66 (20%), Honours 84 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Willis Reed rank all time?
- 742nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 91st within Basketball.
- Willis Reed vs Dawn Staley: who ranks higher?
- Willis Reed, on 81.0 against Dawn Staley's 78.7 — a margin of 2.3 points.