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Kareem vs Cruyff
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Cross-sport verdictgoatrank.world
KareemWinner
94.5Kareem wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Cruyff
92.2Cruyff wins: Peak
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Verdict
Cross-sport GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
93.3
95.2 in-sport × 0.98 Global participation & competition depth
Kareem leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbardepth ×0.98
2. Johan Cruyffdepth ×1.00
Category breakdown
Season form · season output
Career timeline · season output
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · season output1. 🇺🇸 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5 seasons played · career day 1,825152.5 output
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇳🇱 Johan Cruyff5 seasons played · career day 2,556150 output
-1.6% vs Kareem at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kareem | 0 | 0 | 28.8 | 60.5 | 152.5 | 262.6 |
| 🇳🇱 Cruyff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 211 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KareemRetired | CruyffRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 95 | 93 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 92 |
| NBA titles | 6 | — |
| MVP awards | 6 | — |
| All-Star selections | 19 | — |
| Career points | 38,387 | — |
| Finals MVP | 2 | — |
| Career rebounds | 17,440 | — |
| Career goals | — | 401 |
| Ballon d'Or | — | 3 |
| European Cups | — | 3 |
| League titles | — | 9 |
| International caps | — | 48 |
| International goals | — | 33 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kareem94.5
Cruyff92.2
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