Who is better, Costello or Lemon?
Larry Costello leads with a GOAT score of 76.9 against 76.7 for Meadowlark Lemon — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Costello vs Lemon
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Larry Costello above Meadowlark Lemon: 76.9 vs 76.7. Larry Costello leads on Statistics, Honours, Dominance. Meadowlark Lemon leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
CostelloWinner
76.9Costello wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Lemon
76.7Lemon wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Larry Costello
76.9
Costello leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Larry Costello
2. Meadowlark Lemon
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Meadowlark Lemon5 seasons played · career day 1,825366 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Larry Costello5 seasons played · career day 1,82562.1 points per game
-83.0% vs Lemon at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Costello | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 18.3 | 62.1 | 113 |
| 🇺🇸 Lemon | 0 | 0 | 60 | 128 | 366 | 730 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CostelloRetired | LemonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBA championships | 1 | — |
| NBA All-Star selections | 6 | — |
| Career points per game | 12.2 | — |
| Career assists | 3,215 | — |
| NBA seasons | 12 | — |
| Globetrotters games played | — | 16,000 |
| Seasons with the Globetrotters | — | 24 |
| Hall of Fame induction | — | 2,003 |
| Countries toured | — | 94 |
| Years at the top level | — | 26 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 70 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 92 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 72 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Costello76.9
Lemon76.7
FAQ
Where does Lemon beat Costello?
Lemon scores higher on longevity. Costello leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Costello vs Lemon score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Costello: 76.9, Lemon: 76.7.
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