Who is better, Wilkins or Love?
Kevin Love leads with a GOAT score of 80.8 against 80.7 for Dominique Wilkins — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Wilkins vs Love
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Kevin Love above Dominique Wilkins: 80.8 vs 80.7. Kevin Love leads on Honours. Dominique Wilkins leads on Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LoveWinner
80.8Love wins: Honours
Wilkins
80.7Wilkins wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kevin Love
80.8
Love leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kevin Love
2. Dominique Wilkins
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. 🇺🇸 Dominique Wilkins5 seasons played · career day 1,825125.8 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kevin Love5 seasons played · career day 1,82689.6 points per game
-28.8% vs Wilkins at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Wilkins | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 39.1 | 125.8 | 237.8 |
| 🇺🇸 Love | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 25.1 | 71.3 | 167.1 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Love80.8
Wilkins80.7
FAQ
Where does Wilkins beat Love?
Wilkins scores higher on dominance. Love leads on honours.
How is the Wilkins vs Love score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Wilkins: 80.7, Love: 80.8.
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