Who is better, Jordan or Sheppard?
Michael Jordan leads with a GOAT score of 95.3 against 16.2 for Reed Sheppard — a gap of 79.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jordan vs Sheppard
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JordanWinner
95.3Jordan wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Sheppard
16.2Sheppard wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michael Jordan
95.3
Jordan leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Sheppard — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Michael Jordan
2. Reed Sheppard
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
Through age 22 · Points per game
1. 🇺🇸 Michael Jordan28 points per game
1 season by age 22 · 28 per season
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Sheppard — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | JordanRetired · Washington Wizards | SheppardActive · Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| NBA titles | 6 | — |
| Finals MVP | 6 | — |
| Regular season MVP | 5 | — |
| Scoring titles | 10 | — |
| Points per game | 30.1 | — |
| All-Star selections | 14 | — |
| NBA games | — | 134 |
| NBA points | — | 1,336 |
| Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year | — | 1 |
| USBWA National Freshman of the Year | — | 1 |
| NABC Freshman of the Year | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 99 | 16.1 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 21.1 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 14.1 |
| Honours w20% | 96 | 12.1 |
| Statistics w15% | 97 | 18.1 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Jordan95.3
Sheppard16.2
FAQ
Where does Sheppard beat Jordan?
Sheppard does not lead any of the five categories; Jordan is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Jordan vs Sheppard score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jordan: 95.3, Sheppard: 16.2.
What do you think?
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