Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 10.2 | |
| 1963 | 15.5 | |
| 1964 | 17.7 | |
| 1965 | 20.7 | |
| 1966 | 20.6 | |
| 1967 | 21.1 | |
| 1968 | 21 | |
| 1969 | 22.9 | |
| 1970 | 23.6 | |
| 1971 | 15.7 | |
| 1972 | 15.1 | |
| 1973 | 12.4 |
Data sources
- NBA
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Zelmo Beaty ranks #116 in Basketball
Zelmo Beaty ranks 116th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 682nd of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 82.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 80, Honours 80, Statistics 88. 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 1962–1975 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1970, 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 aba titles 1, nba all-star selections 2, aba all-star selections 3, career points per game 17.1.
Immediately ahead sits Neil Johnston on 82.3, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Paul George on 82.1. 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.
Zelmo Beaty GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Beaty stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1970. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 13 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
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Zelmo Beaty — frequently asked
- Is Zelmo Beaty the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Zelmo Beaty ranks 116th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 82.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Zelmo Beaty's GOAT Score?
- 82.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Zelmo Beaty rank all time?
- 682nd of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 116th within Basketball.
- Zelmo Beaty vs Neil Johnston: who ranks higher?
- Zelmo Beaty, on 82.3 against Neil Johnston's 82.3 — a margin of 0.0 points.