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Lanier vs Gilgeous-Alexander

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LanierWinner
83.0

Lanier wins: Longevity

Gilgeous-Alexander
83.0

Gilgeous-Alexander wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bob Lanier
83.0

Lanier leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Eight-time All-Star centre with 19,248 career points.

1. Bob Lanier
83.0
2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
83.0

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. 🇺🇸 Bob Lanier5 seasons played · career day 1,825355 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander5 seasons played · career day 1,825109.4 points per game
-69.2% vs Lanier at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Lanier0055118355695
🇨🇦 Gilgeous-Alexander0010.829.8109.4172.2

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.

MetricLanierRetiredGilgeous-AlexanderActive
All-Star selections8
Career points19,248
Career rebounds9,698
All-Star Game MVP awards1
Seasons played14
NBA titles1
NBA MVP awards1
Finals MVP awards1
Scoring titles2
Points per game peak32.7
Dominance w25%7886
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%8262
Honours w20%7884
Statistics w15%9090

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lanier83.0
Gilgeous-Alexander83.0
The people
Lanier
Gilgeous-Alexander

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