GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

Greer vs West

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GreerWinner
88.4

Greer wins: Longevity, Honours

West
88.2

West wins: Dominance, Peak

Candidates
Locked to Basketball

Shareable URL · /compare/hal-greer-vs-jerry-west

Time range

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

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Hal Greer
88.4

Greer leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Ten straight All-Star selections and the 1967 title with Philadelphia.

1. Hal Greer
88.4
2. Jerry West
88.2

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. 🇺🇸 Hal Greer5 seasons played · career day 1,825307 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jerry West5 seasons played · career day 1,826129.6 points per game
-57.8% vs Greer at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Greer0050106307653
🇺🇸 West0017.648.4104.2246.9

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.

MetricGreerRetiredWestRetired
NBA championships1
All-Star selections1014
Career points21,58625,192
Games played1,122
All-Star MVP awards1
NBA titles1
Finals MVP1
Points per game27
Finals appearances9
Dominance w25%8488
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%9084
Honours w20%8886
Statistics w15%9292

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Greer88.4
West88.2
The people
Greer
West

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for Greer vs West. 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 →