Who is better, LeBron or Alvarado?
LeBron James leads with a GOAT score of 95.6 against 14.8 for Jose Alvarado — a gap of 80.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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LeBron vs Alvarado
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks LeBron James above Jose Alvarado: 95.6 vs 14.8. LeBron James leads on Longevity, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LeBronWinner
95.6LeBron wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Alvarado
14.8Alvarado wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 LeBron James
95.6
LeBron leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Alvarado — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. LeBron James
2. Jose Alvarado
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 LeBron James48 points per game
2 seasons by age 21 · 24 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Alvarado — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | LeBronActive · Philadelphia 76ers | AlvaradoActive · New York Knicks |
|---|---|---|
| NBA titles | 4 | — |
| Finals MVP | 4 | — |
| Regular season MVP | 4 | — |
| Career points | 41,000 | — |
| Points per game | 27.1 | — |
| All-Star selections | 21 | — |
| NBA games | — | 365 |
| NBA points | — | 2,873 |
| Number | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 14.6 |
| Peak w20% | 95 | 19.9 |
| Longevity w20% | 100 | 12.6 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 10.6 |
| Statistics w15% | 98 | 17.1 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
LeBron95.6
Alvarado14.8
FAQ
Where does Alvarado beat LeBron?
Alvarado does not lead any of the five categories; LeBron is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the LeBron vs Alvarado score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. LeBron: 95.6, Alvarado: 14.8.
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