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Galis vs Dalipagić

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GalisWinner
90.2

Galis wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Dalipagić
90.2

Dalipagić wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇷 Nikos Galis
90.2

Galis leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European Championship winner in 1987 and the greatest scorer in EuroBasket history.

1. Nikos Galis
90.2
2. Dražen Dalipagić
90.2

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. 🇬🇷 Nikos Galis5 seasons played · career day 1,825331 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Dražen Dalipagić5 seasons played · career day 1,825302 points per game
-8.8% vs Galis at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇷 Galis0055116331695
🇷🇸 Dalipagić0050105302638

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.

MetricGalisRetiredDalipagićRetired
EuroBasket titles12
EuroBasket MVP awards1
Greek league scoring titles11
EuroBasket points per game31
Greek league titles8
World Championship titles2
Olympic gold medals1
Yugoslav league titles4
Career points in national team3,700
Dominance w25%9288
Peak w20%9694
Longevity w20%8288
Honours w20%8690
Statistics w15%9692

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Galis90.2
Dalipagić90.2
The people
Galis
Dalipagić

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