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Carnesecca vs Howard

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CarneseccaWinner
84.7

Carnesecca wins: Longevity

Howard
84.6

Howard wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lou Carnesecca
84.7

Carnesecca leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Took St John's to 18 straight NCAA tournaments and the 1985 Final Four.

1. Lou Carnesecca
84.7
2. Dwight Howard
84.6

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. 🇺🇸 Lou Carnesecca5 seasons played · career day 2,190109 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dwight Howard5 seasons played · career day 1,82686.7 points per game
-20.5% vs Carnesecca at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Carnesecca0001887174
🇺🇸 Howard001227.866.1165.6

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.

MetricCarneseccaRetiredHowardRetired
College coaching wins526
NCAA tournament appearances18
NCAA Final Fours1
National Coach of the Year awards1
Seasons as a head coach24
NBA titles1
Defensive Player of the Year awards3
All-Star selections8
Rebounding titles5
Career rebounds14,627
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%9286
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Carnesecca84.7
Howard84.6
The people
Carnesecca
Howard

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