Who is better, McDermott or Jeannette?
Buddy Jeannette leads with a GOAT score of 84.6 against 84.3 for Bobby McDermott — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McDermott vs Jeannette
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Buddy Jeannette above Bobby McDermott: 84.6 vs 84.3. Buddy Jeannette leads on Longevity, Honours. Bobby McDermott leads on Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
JeannetteWinner
84.6Jeannette wins: Longevity, Honours
McDermott
84.3McDermott wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Buddy Jeannette
84.6
Jeannette leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Buddy Jeannette
2. Bobby McDermott
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. 🇺🇸 Bobby McDermott5 seasons played · career day 1,825358 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Buddy Jeannette5 seasons played · career day 2,19050 points per game
-86.0% vs McDermott at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 McDermott | 0 | 0 | 58 | 124 | 358 | 728 |
| 🇺🇸 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 | McDermottRetired | JeannetteRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBL Most Valuable Player awards | 1 | — |
| World Professional Tournament titles | 3 | — |
| NBL championships | 2 | — |
| All-NBL first team selections | 7 | — |
| Hall of Fame induction | 1,988 | — |
| NBL MVP awards | — | 4 |
| Championships | — | 5 |
| Seasons played | — | 12 |
| Career points per game | — | 9.3 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Jeannette84.6
McDermott84.3
FAQ
Where does McDermott beat Jeannette?
McDermott scores higher on dominance. Jeannette leads on honours, longevity.
How is the McDermott vs Jeannette score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McDermott: 84.3, Jeannette: 84.6.
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