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Barksdale vs Morant

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BarksdaleWinner
76.1

Barksdale wins: Longevity, Honours

Morant
74.6

Morant wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Don Barksdale
76.1

Barksdale leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. First Black Olympic basketball gold medallist and NBA All-Star.

1. Don Barksdale
76.1
2. Ja Morant
74.6

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. 🇺🇸 Ja Morant5 seasons played · career day 1,825115.6 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Don Barksdale4 seasons played · career day 2,55644.5 points per game
-61.5% vs Morant at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Barksdale000012.244.5
🇺🇸 Morant0017.836.9115.6138.8

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.

MetricBarksdaleRetiredMorantActive
Olympic golds1
All-Star selections12
Career points per game11
Career rebounds per game8
Games played262
Rookie of the Year awards1
Most Improved Player awards1
Points per game peak27.4
All-NBA teams1
Dominance w25%7074
Peak w20%8688
Longevity w20%6458
Honours w20%8070
Statistics w15%8486

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Barksdale76.1
Morant74.6
The people
Barksdale
Morant

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