Who is better, Facchetti or Kareem?
Giacinto Facchetti leads with a cross-sport score of 94.0 against 93.3 for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — a gap of 0.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Facchetti vs Kareem
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Giacinto Facchetti above Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 94.0 vs 93.3. Giacinto Facchetti leads on Peak, Honours. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads on Statistics, Longevity, Dominance.
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FacchettiWinner
94.0Facchetti wins: Peak, Honours
Kareem
93.3Kareem wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Cross-sport GOAT score
🇮🇹 Giacinto Facchetti
94.0
94.0 in-sport × 1.00 Global participation & competition depth
Facchetti leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Giacinto Facchettidepth ×1.00
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbardepth ×0.98
Category breakdown
Season form · season output
Career timeline · season output
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · season output
1. 🇮🇹 Giacinto Facchetti81 output
4 seasons by age 21 · 20.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Kareem — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | FacchettiRetired | KareemRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 95 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 95 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 96 |
| European Cup titles | 2 | — |
| Serie A titles | 4 | — |
| Italy caps | 94 | — |
| Serie A appearances | 475 | — |
| Serie A goals | 59 | — |
| NBA titles | — | 6 |
| MVP awards | — | 6 |
| All-Star selections | — | 19 |
| Career points | — | 38,387 |
| Finals MVP | — | 2 |
| Career rebounds | — | 17,440 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Facchetti94.0
Kareem93.3
FAQ
Where does Kareem beat Facchetti?
Kareem scores higher on dominance, statistics, longevity. Facchetti leads on peak, honours.
How can athletes from different sports be compared?
Each in-sport GOAT score is multiplied by Competition Depth: Facchetti 1.00 (football) and Kareem 0.98 (basketball). Deeper, more global sports keep more of their score.
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