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Hudson vs Clifton

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HudsonWinner
79.7

Hudson wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Clifton
79.5

Clifton wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Lou Hudson
79.7

Hudson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Six-time All-Star who averaged 20.2 points across thirteen seasons.

1. Lou Hudson
79.7
2. Nat Clifton
79.5

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. 🇺🇸 Lou Hudson5 seasons played · career day 1,825349 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Nat Clifton5 seasons played · career day 4,74752.5 points per game
-85.0% vs Hudson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Hudson0055117349675
🇺🇸 Clifton000008.6

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.

MetricHudsonRetiredCliftonRetired
All-Star selections61
Career points17,940
Career points per game20.210
Seasons played13
Career field-goal percentage0.489
NBA games played468
Career rebounds per game8.2
NBA Finals appearances3
Dominance w25%7472
Peak w20%8684
Longevity w20%8082
Honours w20%7480
Statistics w15%8882

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hudson79.7
Clifton79.5
The people
Hudson
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