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Drexler vs Dantley

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DrexlerWinner
87.3

Drexler wins: Honours

Dantley
87.1

Dantley wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Clyde Drexler
87.3

Drexler leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. NBA champion in 1995, ten-time All-Star and a Dream Team gold medallist.

1. Clyde Drexler
87.3
2. Adrian Dantley
87.1

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. 🇺🇸 Clyde Drexler5 seasons played · career day 1,825334 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Adrian Dantley5 seasons played · career day 1,826317 points per game
-5.1% vs Drexler at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Drexler0055116334692
🇺🇸 Dantley0050107240677

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.

MetricDrexlerRetiredDantleyRetired
NBA titles1
All-Star selections106
Career points22,19523,177
Olympic gold medals1
Career triple-doubles25
Scoring titles2
Free throws made6,832
Rookie of the Year awards1
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%8484
Honours w20%8882
Statistics w15%9094

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Drexler87.3
Dantley87.1
The people
Drexler
Dantley

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