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Dalipagić vs Galis

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DalipagićWinner
90.2

Dalipagić wins: Longevity, Honours

Galis
90.2

Galis wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Dražen Dalipagić
90.2

Dalipagić leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World champion and EuroBasket winner, and a FIBA Hall of Fame scorer.

1. Dražen Dalipagić
90.2
2. Nikos Galis
90.2

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. 🇬🇷 Nikos Galis5 seasons played · career day 1,825331 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Dražen Dalipagić5 seasons played · career day 1,825302 points per game
-8.8% vs Galis at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇸 Dalipagić0050105302638
🇬🇷 Galis0055116331695

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.

MetricDalipagićRetiredGalisRetired
World Championship titles2
EuroBasket titles21
Olympic gold medals1
Yugoslav league titles4
Career points in national team3,700
EuroBasket MVP awards1
Greek league scoring titles11
EuroBasket points per game31
Greek league titles8
Dominance w25%8892
Peak w20%9496
Longevity w20%8882
Honours w20%9086
Statistics w15%9296

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GOAT Rank · the data
Dalipagić90.2
Galis90.2
The people
Dalipagić
Galis

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