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Kareem vs Barry
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KareemWinner
95.2Kareem wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Barry
90.6Barry wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
95.2
Kareem leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2. Rick Barry
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Points per game1. 🇺🇸 Rick Barry5 seasons played · career day 1,825361 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5 seasons played · career day 1,825152.5 points per game
-57.8% vs Barry 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 |
| 🇺🇸 Barry | 0 | 0 | 55 | 119 | 361 | 718 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KareemRetired | BarryRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBA titles | 6 | — |
| MVP awards | 6 | — |
| All-Star selections | 19 | 12 |
| Career points | 38,387 | — |
| Finals MVP | 2 | — |
| Career rebounds | 17,440 | — |
| NBA championships | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP awards | — | 1 |
| Scoring titles | — | 1 |
| Career free-throw percentage | — | 89 |
| Dominance w25% | 95 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 95 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 96 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Kareem95.2
Barry90.6
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