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Garnett vs Durant

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DurantWinner
88.8

Durant wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Garnett
87.5

Garnett wins: Longevity

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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kevin Durant
88.8

Durant leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. An MVP, two Finals MVPs and four scoring titles from the purest jumper in the league.

1. Kevin Durant
88.8
2. Kevin Garnett
87.5

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 game
1. 🇺🇸 Kevin Durant5 seasons played · career day 1,825131.4 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kevin Garnett5 seasons played · career day 1,82589.6 points per game
-31.8% vs Durant at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Garnett0010.427.489.6179.2
🇺🇸 Durant0020.345.6131.4245.1

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricGarnettRetiredDurantActive
MVP awards11
NBA titles12
Defensive Player of the Year1
All-Star selections1515
Career rebounds14,662
Career points26,071
Finals MVP2
Scoring titles4
Olympic golds4
Dominance w25%8487
Peak w20%8992
Longevity w20%9286
Honours w20%8488
Statistics w15%9092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Durant88.8
Garnett87.5
The people
Garnett
Durant

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