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McGuire vs Vučević

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McGuireWinner
80.3

McGuire wins: Peak, Honours

Vučević
80.2

Vučević wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Dick McGuire
80.3

McGuire leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Seven-time All-Star playmaker known as Tricky Dick.

1. Dick McGuire
80.3
2. Nikola Vučević
80.2

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. 🇲🇪 Nikola Vučević5 seasons played · career day 1,82570.3 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dick McGuire5 seasons played · career day 1,82529.9 points per game
-57.5% vs Vučević at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 McGuire005.71229.951.2
🇲🇪 Vučević005.518.670.3141.8

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.

MetricMcGuireRetiredVučevićActive
All-Star selections7
Career assists4,205
Games played738
Career assists per game5.7
Seasons played11
NBA All-Star selections2
Career points17,000
Career rebounds9,000
Career double-doubles400
NBA seasons14
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%8684
Longevity w20%8284
Honours w20%7872
Statistics w15%8488

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
McGuire80.3
Vučević80.2
The people
McGuire
Vučević

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