Who is better, Cunningham or Jeannette?
Buddy Jeannette leads with a GOAT score of 84.6 against 84.5 for Billy Cunningham — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cunningham vs Jeannette
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Buddy Jeannette above Billy Cunningham: 84.6 vs 84.5. Buddy Jeannette leads on Longevity. Billy Cunningham leads on Statistics, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
JeannetteWinner
84.6Jeannette wins: Longevity
Cunningham
84.5Cunningham wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Buddy Jeannette
84.6
Jeannette leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Buddy Jeannette
2. Billy Cunningham
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. 🇺🇸 Billy Cunningham5 seasons played · career day 1,825101.3 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Buddy Jeannette5 seasons played · career day 2,19050 points per game
-50.6% vs Cunningham at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cunningham | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 32.8 | 101.3 | 193.1 |
| 🇺🇸 Jeannette | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 38 | 80 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CunninghamRetired | JeannetteRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBA titles as player | 1 | — |
| NBA titles as coach | 1 | — |
| ABA MVP awards | 1 | — |
| All-Star selections | 4 | — |
| Career points per game | 20.8 | 9.3 |
| NBL MVP awards | — | 4 |
| Championships | — | 5 |
| Seasons played | — | 12 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Jeannette84.6
Cunningham84.5
FAQ
Where does Cunningham beat Jeannette?
Cunningham scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Jeannette leads on longevity.
How is the Cunningham vs Jeannette score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cunningham: 84.5, Jeannette: 84.6.
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