Who is better, Tatum or R. Brown?
Roger Brown leads with a GOAT score of 81.0 against 80.8 for Jayson Tatum — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Tatum vs R. Brown
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Roger Brown above Jayson Tatum: 81.0 vs 80.8. Roger Brown leads on Longevity. Jayson Tatum leads on Statistics, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
R. BrownWinner
81.0R. Brown wins: Longevity
Tatum
80.8Tatum wins: Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Roger Brown
81.0
R. Brown leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Roger Brown
2. Jayson Tatum
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. 🇺🇸 Jayson Tatum5 seasons played · career day 1,825106.3 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Roger Brown5 seasons played · career day 1,825101.4 points per game
-4.6% vs Tatum at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tatum | 0 | 0 | 13.9 | 29.6 | 106.3 | 190.1 |
| 🇺🇸 R. Brown | 0 | 0 | 17.4 | 40.4 | 101.4 | 141.9 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | TatumActive · Boston Celtics | R. BrownRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBA titles | 1 | — |
| All-Star selections | 6 | — |
| All-NBA first teams | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| Points per game peak | 30.1 | — |
| ABA championships | — | 3 |
| ABA playoff MVP awards | — | 1 |
| ABA All-Star selections | — | 4 |
| Career ABA points per game | — | 17.4 |
| Hall of Fame induction | — | 2,013 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
R. Brown81.0
Tatum80.8
FAQ
Where does Tatum beat R. Brown?
Tatum scores higher on honours, statistics. R. Brown leads on longevity.
How is the Tatum vs R. Brown score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Tatum: 80.8, R. Brown: 81.0.
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