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Sabonis vs Smith

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SabonisWinner
85.8

Sabonis wins: Dominance, Peak

Smith
85.2

Smith wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇹 Arvydas Sabonis
85.8

Sabonis leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion, EuroLeague MVP and a passing centre ahead of his time.

1. Arvydas Sabonis
85.8
2. Katie Smith
85.2

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. 🇱🇹 Arvydas Sabonis5 seasons played · career day 2,921115 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Katie Smith5 seasons played · career day 2,92196.3 points per game
-16.3% vs Sabonis at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇱🇹 Sabonis000046134
🇺🇸 Smith000020.2111.9

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.

MetricSabonisRetiredSmithRetired
Olympic golds13
EuroLeague titles1
European Player of the Year awards4
Olympic medals4
NBA seasons7
WNBA titles2
All-Star selections7
Career WNBA points6,452
Seasons played15
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%9086
Longevity w20%8890
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%8686

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sabonis85.8
Smith85.2
The people
Sabonis
Smith

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