Who is better, Cousins or Reed?
DeMarcus Cousins leads with a GOAT score of 81.1 against 81.0 for Willis Reed — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cousins vs Reed
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks DeMarcus Cousins above Willis Reed: 81.1 vs 81.0. DeMarcus Cousins leads on Longevity, Statistics. Willis Reed leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
CousinsWinner
81.1Cousins wins: Longevity, Statistics
Reed
81.0Reed wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 DeMarcus Cousins
81.1
Cousins leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. DeMarcus Cousins
2. Willis Reed
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. 🇺🇸 DeMarcus Cousins5 seasons played · career day 1,82596.1 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Willis Reed5 seasons played · career day 1,82695.7 points per game
-0.4% vs Cousins at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cousins | 0 | 0 | 14.1 | 32.2 | 96.1 | 191.5 |
| 🇺🇸 Reed | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 35.7 | 74.6 | 161.2 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CousinsRetired | ReedRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBA All-Star selections | 4 | — |
| All-NBA selections | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| Career points per game | 19.6 | — |
| Career rebounds per game | 10.2 | — |
| NBA titles | — | 2 |
| NBA MVP awards | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP awards | — | 2 |
| Points per game | — | 18.7 |
| All-Star selections | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cousins81.1
Reed81.0
FAQ
Where does Reed beat Cousins?
Reed scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Cousins leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Cousins vs Reed score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cousins: 81.1, Reed: 81.0.
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