Who is better, Hannum or Jordan?
Michael Jordan leads with a GOAT score of 95.3 against 87.8 for Alex Hannum — a gap of 7.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Hannum vs Jordan
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Michael Jordan above Alex Hannum: 95.3 vs 87.8. Michael Jordan leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
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JordanWinner
95.3Jordan wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Hannum
87.8Hannum wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michael Jordan
95.3
Jordan leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Hannum — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Michael Jordan
2. Alex Hannum
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
Through age 22 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Michael Jordan28 points per game
1 season by age 22 · 28 per season
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Hannum — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | HannumRetired | JordanRetired · Washington Wizards |
|---|---|---|
| NBA championships | 2 | — |
| ABA championships | 1 | — |
| Career coaching wins | 649 | — |
| Coach of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Seasons as a head coach | 15 | — |
| NBA titles | — | 6 |
| Finals MVP | — | 6 |
| Regular season MVP | — | 5 |
| Scoring titles | — | 10 |
| Points per game | — | 30.1 |
| All-Star selections | — | 14 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 99 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 100 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 97 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Jordan95.3
Hannum87.8
FAQ
Where does Hannum beat Jordan?
Hannum does not lead any of the five categories; Jordan is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Hannum vs Jordan score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Hannum: 87.8, Jordan: 95.3.
What do you think?
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