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LeBron vs Jordan

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🇺🇸 LeBron James🇺🇸 Michael Jordan

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Allow cross-sport comparison (cross-sport GOAT Score)Total legacy & brand (18% cultural impact)Locked to Basketball

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Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to re-score dominance, peak, longevity and honours for that period only.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score

🇺🇸 LeBron James

0.0

LeBron leads on 2 of 5 weighted categories. All-time scoring leader with 20+ elite seasons and four titles.

1. LeBron James

95.6

2. Michael Jordan

95.3

Category breakdown

Season form · Points per game

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Points per game

Season 1 – 21

1. 🇺🇸 Michael Jordan5 seasons played154 points per game

Setting the pace at this stage

2. 🇺🇸 LeBron James5 seasons played136 points per game

-11.7% vs Jordan at the same stage

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.

Metric	LeBronActive · Los Angeles Lakers	JordanRetired · Washington Wizards
NBA titles	4	6
Finals MVP	4	6
Regular season MVP	4	5
Career points	41,000	—
Points per game	27.1	30.1
All-Star selections	21	14
Scoring titles	—	10
Dominance w25%	94	99
Peak w20%	95	100
Longevity w20%	100	84
Honours w20%	92	96
Statistics w15%	98	97

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