GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Lloyd vs Houbregs

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LloydWinner
77.6

Lloyd wins: Longevity, Honours

Houbregs
76.6

Houbregs wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Candidates
Locked to Basketball

Shareable URL · /compare/earl-lloyd-vs-bob-houbregs

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Earl Lloyd
77.6

Lloyd leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. First Black player to appear in an NBA game, in 1950, and a 1955 champion.

1. Earl Lloyd
77.6
2. Bob Houbregs
76.6

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. 🇨🇦 Bob Houbregs5 seasons played · career day 2,19068.6 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Earl Lloyd5 seasons played · career day 1,82539.8 points per game
-42.0% vs Houbregs at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Lloyd006.114.139.868.3
🇨🇦 Houbregs0001259.696

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.

MetricLloydRetiredHoubregsRetired
NBA titles1
Games played560
Career points per game8.4
Career rebounds per game6.4
Seasons played9
National Player of the Year awards1
NCAA Final Four appearances1
NBA seasons5
Career NBA points per game9.3
Hall of Fame inductions1
Dominance w25%7072
Peak w20%8288
Longevity w20%7866
Honours w20%8276
Statistics w15%7884

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Lloyd77.6
Houbregs76.6
The people
Lloyd
Houbregs

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Lloyd vs Houbregs. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →