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Aldridge vs Towns

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AldridgeWinner
81.2

Aldridge wins: Longevity

Towns
81.2

Towns wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 LaMarcus Aldridge
81.2

Aldridge leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Seven-time All-Star with 20,000 career points.

1. LaMarcus Aldridge
81.2
2. Karl-Anthony Towns
81.2

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. 🇺🇸 Karl-Anthony Towns5 seasons played · career day 1,825115.6 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 LaMarcus Aldridge5 seasons played · career day 1,82584.6 points per game
-26.8% vs Towns at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Aldridge00926.884.6174
🇺🇸 Towns0018.343.4115.6207.6

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.

MetricAldridgeRetiredTownsActive
All-Star selections75
All-NBA teams5
Career points20,558
Points per game peak23.425.1
Career rebounds8,478
Rookie of the Year awards1
Olympic golds1
Three-point contest wins1
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%8688
Longevity w20%8678
Honours w20%7476
Statistics w15%9092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Aldridge81.2
Towns81.2
The people
Aldridge
Towns

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