Who is better, Morant or Yao?
Ja Morant leads with a GOAT score of 74.6 against 73.9 for Yao Ming — a gap of 0.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Morant vs Yao
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ja Morant above Yao Ming: 74.6 vs 73.9. Ja Morant leads on Peak, Statistics, Dominance. Yao Ming leads on Honours, Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MorantWinner
74.6Morant wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Yao
73.9Yao wins: Longevity, Honours
Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Ja Morant
74.6
Morant leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ja Morant
2. Yao Ming
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Ja Morant5 seasons played · career day 1,825115.6 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Yao Ming5 seasons played · career day 3,65196.6 points per game
-16.4% vs Morant at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Morant | 0 | 0 | 17.8 | 36.9 | 115.6 | 138.8 |
| 🇨🇳 Yao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.6 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MorantActive · Portland Trail Blazers | YaoRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Rookie of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Most Improved Player awards | 1 | — |
| All-Star selections | 2 | 8 |
| Points per game peak | 27.4 | — |
| All-NBA teams | 1 | — |
| Points per game | — | 19 |
| Rebounds per game | — | 9.2 |
| All-NBA selections | — | 5 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 58 | 60 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Morant74.6
Yao73.9
FAQ
Where does Yao beat Morant?
Yao scores higher on honours, longevity. Morant leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Morant vs Yao score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Morant: 74.6, Yao: 73.9.
What do you think?
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