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Kareem vs Wilt
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KareemWinner
95.2Kareem wins: Longevity, Honours
Wilt
93.0Wilt wins: Peak, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
95.2
Kareem leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2. Wilt Chamberlain
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. 🇺🇸 Wilt Chamberlain5 seasons played · career day 1,825208.1 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar5 seasons played · career day 1,825152.5 points per game
-26.7% vs Wilt 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 |
| 🇺🇸 Wilt | 0 | 0 | 37.6 | 76 | 208.1 | 324.7 |
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
Wilt93.0
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