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Clifton vs Hyatt

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HyattWinner
79.7

Hyatt wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Clifton
79.5

Clifton wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Charley Hyatt
79.7

Hyatt leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Three-time All-American at Pittsburgh and a national player of the year.

1. Charley Hyatt
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. 🇺🇸 Charley Hyatt5 seasons played · career day 1,82668 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Nat Clifton5 seasons played · career day 4,74752.5 points per game
-22.8% vs Hyatt at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Clifton000008.6
🇺🇸 Hyatt0012265696

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.

MetricCliftonRetiredHyattRetired
All-Star selections1
NBA games played468
Career points per game10
Career rebounds per game8.2
NBA Finals appearances3
All-American selections3
National titles2
College career points852
Hall of Fame inductions1
Seasons played10
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%8490
Longevity w20%8270
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hyatt79.7
Clifton79.5
The people
Clifton
Hyatt

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