Who is better, Sabonis or Haynes?
Arvydas Sabonis leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.7 for Marques Haynes — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sabonis vs Haynes
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Arvydas Sabonis above Marques Haynes: 85.8 vs 85.7. Arvydas Sabonis leads on Honours, Statistics. Marques Haynes leads on Longevity, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SabonisWinner
85.8Sabonis wins: Honours, Statistics
Haynes
85.7Haynes wins: Dominance, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇹 Arvydas Sabonis
85.8
Sabonis leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Arvydas Sabonis
2. Marques Haynes
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. 🇱🇹 Arvydas Sabonis5 seasons played · career day 2,921115 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Marques Haynes5 seasons played · career day 1,82560 points per game
-47.8% vs Sabonis at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇹 Sabonis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 134 |
| 🇺🇸 Haynes | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 129 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SabonisRetired | HaynesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| EuroLeague titles | 1 | — |
| European Player of the Year awards | 4 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| NBA seasons | 7 | — |
| Years as a professional | — | 46 |
| Games played worldwide | — | 12,000 |
| Countries played in | — | 97 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Globetrotter seasons | — | 10 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sabonis85.8
Haynes85.7
FAQ
Where does Haynes beat Sabonis?
Haynes scores higher on dominance, longevity. Sabonis leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Sabonis vs Haynes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sabonis: 85.8, Haynes: 85.7.
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