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Lillard vs Staley

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LillardWinner
78.7

Lillard wins: Peak, Statistics

Staley
78.7

Staley wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Damian Lillard
78.7

Lillard leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Dame Time: Rookie of the Year, eight All-Star nods and an Olympic gold.

1. Damian Lillard
78.7
2. Dawn Staley
78.7

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. 🇺🇸 Damian Lillard5 seasons played · career day 1,826112.8 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dawn Staley5 seasons played · career day 2,92148.9 points per game
-56.6% vs Lillard at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Lillard001939.785.8224.3
🇺🇸 Staley000011.556.1

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.

MetricLillardActiveStaleyRetired
All-Star selections9
Olympic golds13
All-NBA selections7
Career points per game25.18.1
Career three-pointers2,600
WNBA All-Star selections5
World Championship golds1
Career assists per game5.6
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%8682
Longevity w20%7676
Honours w20%7282
Statistics w15%8678

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GOAT Rank · the data
Lillard78.7
Staley78.7
The people
Lillard
Staley

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