Who is better, Ewing or Kukoč?
Patrick Ewing leads with a GOAT score of 83.4 against 83.4 for Toni Kukoč — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ewing vs Kukoč
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Patrick Ewing and Toni Kukoč level at 83.4. Patrick Ewing leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak. Toni Kukoč leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
EwingWinner
83.4Ewing wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Kukoč
83.4Kukoč wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Patrick Ewing
83.4
Ewing leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Patrick Ewing
2. Toni Kukoč
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Patrick Ewing5 seasons played · career day 1,825113 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇭🇷 Toni Kukoč5 seasons played · career day 4,74766.4 points per game
-41.2% vs Ewing at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ewing | 0 | 0 | 20 | 41.5 | 113 | 212.3 |
| 🇭🇷 Kukoč | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.9 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | EwingRetired | KukočRetired |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selections | 11 | — |
| Career points | 24,815 | — |
| Career blocks | 2,894 | — |
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| Finals appearances | 2 | — |
| NBA titles | — | 3 |
| EuroLeague titles | — | 3 |
| Sixth Man of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| EuroLeague Final Four MVP awards | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 87 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 82 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Ewing83.4
Kukoč83.4
FAQ
Where does Kukoč beat Ewing?
Kukoč scores higher on honours. Ewing leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Ewing vs Kukoč score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ewing: 83.4, Kukoč: 83.4.
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