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English vs McHale

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EnglishWinner
87.5

English wins: Longevity, Statistics

McHale
87.5

McHale wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Alex English
87.5

English leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Scored more points than anyone else in the NBA during the 1980s.

1. Alex English
87.5
2. Kevin McHale
87.5

Category breakdown

Season form · Points per game

Career timeline · Points per game

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Points per game
1. 🇺🇸 Kevin McHale5 seasons played · career day 1,82675.9 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Alex English5 seasons played · career day 1,82674.5 points per game
-1.8% vs McHale at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 English005.213.450.7182.6
🇺🇸 McHale001023.656.1168.4

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricEnglishRetiredMcHaleRetired
Career points25,61317,335
All-Star selections8
Scoring titles1
Career points per game21.5
Seasons played15
NBA championships3
NBA All-Star selections7
All-Defensive selections6
Sixth Man of the Year awards2
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8882
Honours w20%8290
Statistics w15%9488

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
English87.5
McHale87.5
The people
English
McHale

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