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Griffin vs Kemp

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KempWinner
79.0

Kemp wins: Dominance

Griffin
78.9

Griffin wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Shawn Kemp
79.0

Kemp leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The Reign Man: a six-time All-Star and the most explosive dunker of the 1990s.

1. Shawn Kemp
79.0
2. Blake Griffin
78.9

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. 🇺🇸 Blake Griffin5 seasons played · career day 2,190107.2 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Shawn Kemp5 seasons played · career day 1,82571.7 points per game
-33.1% vs Griffin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Griffin00022.585.3174.7
🇺🇸 Kemp006.520.371.7146.7

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.

MetricGriffinRetiredKempRetired
All-Star selections6
Rookie of the Year awards1
Dunk contest wins1
All-NBA teams5
Points per game peak24.5
NBA All-Star selections6
All-NBA selections3
Career points15,347
Career rebounds8,834
NBA Finals appearances1
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%7874
Honours w20%7474
Statistics w15%8682

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GOAT Rank · the data
Kemp79.0
Griffin78.9
The people
Griffin
Kemp

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