Lemon vs Houbregs
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Lemon wins: Longevity
Houbregs wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Lemon leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. The Clown Prince of Basketball who played more than 16,000 Globetrotters games.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Lemon | 0 | 0 | 60 | 128 | 366 | 730 |
| 🇨🇦 Houbregs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 59.6 | 96 |
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 | LemonRetired | HoubregsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Globetrotters games played | 16,000 | — |
| Seasons with the Globetrotters | 24 | — |
| Hall of Fame induction | 2,003 | — |
| Countries toured | 94 | — |
| Years at the top level | 26 | — |
| National Player of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| NCAA Final Four appearances | — | 1 |
| NBA seasons | — | 5 |
| Career NBA points per game | — | 9.3 |
| Hall of Fame inductions | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 80 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 72 | 84 |
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