Who is better, Kareem or Lyles?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads with a GOAT score of 95.2 against 14.0 for Trey Lyles — a gap of 81.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kareem vs Lyles
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar above Trey Lyles: 95.2 vs 14.0. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads on Honours, Longevity, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KareemWinner
95.2Kareem wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Lyles
14.0Lyles wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
95.2
Kareem leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Lyles — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2. Trey Lyles
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. 🏳️ Trey Lyles5 seasons played · career day 1,8262,598 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5 seasons played · career day 1,825152.5 points per game
-94.1% vs Lyles 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 |
| 🏳️ Lyles | 0 | 0 | 488 | 928 | 2,195 | 5,265 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kareem95.2
Lyles14.0
FAQ
Where does Lyles beat Kareem?
Lyles does not lead any of the five categories; Kareem is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Kareem vs Lyles score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kareem: 95.2, Lyles: 14.0.
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