Who is better, Jordan or Lawal?
Michael Jordan leads with a GOAT score of 95.3 against 14.7 for Tobi Lawal — a gap of 80.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jordan vs Lawal
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Michael Jordan above Tobi Lawal: 95.3 vs 14.7. Michael Jordan leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
JordanWinner
95.3Jordan wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Lawal
14.7Lawal wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michael Jordan
95.3
Jordan leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Lawal — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Michael Jordan
2. Tobi Lawal
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
Through age 22 · Form index per season
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 Lawal — 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.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Jordan95.3
Lawal14.7
FAQ
Where does Lawal beat Jordan?
Lawal does not lead any of the five categories; Jordan is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Jordan vs Lawal score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jordan: 95.3, Lawal: 14.7.
What do you think?
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