Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 86
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8 | |
| 1976 | 16.3 | |
| 1977 | 15.7 | |
| 1978 | 28.8 | |
| 1979 | 30.2 | |
| 1980 | 24.1 | |
| 1981 | 22.9 | |
| 1982 | 20.5 | |
| 1983 | 22.2 | |
| 1984 | 22.5 | |
| 1985 | 19.5 | |
| 1986 | 14.2 | |
| 1987 | 7.9 |
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 World B. Free ranks #159 in Basketball
World B. Free ranks 159th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 931st of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.9 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 80, Honours 72, Statistics 86. 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 1975–1988 with 13 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1979, 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 all-star selections 1, career points 17955, career points per game 20.3, best season scoring average 30.2.
Immediately ahead sits Dražen Petrović on 80.1, a gap of 0.2 points. Directly behind is Brittney Griner on 79.7. 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.
World B. Free GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Free 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 1979. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 13 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics86/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 86/100.
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World B. Free — frequently asked
- Is World B. Free the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. World B. Free ranks 159th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 79.9, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is World B. Free's GOAT Score?
- 79.9 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 86 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does World B. Free rank all time?
- 931st of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 159th within Basketball.
- World B. Free vs Dražen Petrović: who ranks higher?
- Dražen Petrović, on 80.1 against World B. Free's 79.9 — a margin of 0.2 points.