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Hawkins vs Unseld

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HawkinsWinner
84.2

Hawkins wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Unseld
84.1

Unseld wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Connie Hawkins
84.2

Hawkins leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. ABA MVP and champion before starring as a four-time NBA All-Star.

1. Connie Hawkins
84.2
2. Wes Unseld
84.1

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. 🇺🇸 Connie Hawkins5 seasons played · career day 1,825359 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Wes Unseld5 seasons played · career day 1,82685.3 points per game
-76.2% vs Hawkins at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hawkins0055118359710
🇺🇸 Unseld0018.234.969.4139.6

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.

MetricHawkinsRetiredUnseldRetired
ABA MVP awards1
ABA championships1
NBA All-Star selections4
ABA points per game28
Career points16,536
NBA titles1
NBA MVP awards1
Finals MVP awards1
Rebounds per game14
All-Star selections5
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9490
Longevity w20%7482
Honours w20%8284
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hawkins84.2
Unseld84.1
The people
Hawkins
Unseld

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