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Arizin vs Dantley

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DantleyWinner
87.1

Dantley wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Arizin
86.9

Arizin wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Adrian Dantley
87.1

Dantley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Two scoring titles and a 23,177-point career built on relentless free throws.

1. Adrian Dantley
87.1
2. Paul Arizin
86.9

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. 🇺🇸 Paul Arizin5 seasons played · career day 1,825359 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Adrian Dantley5 seasons played · career day 1,826317 points per game
-11.7% vs Arizin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Arizin0055118359703
🇺🇸 Dantley0050107240677

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.

MetricArizinRetiredDantleyRetired
NBA championships1
Scoring titles22
All-Star selections106
Career points16,26623,177
All-Star MVP awards1
Free throws made6,832
Rookie of the Year awards1
Dominance w25%8684
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%7884
Honours w20%8882
Statistics w15%9294

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Dantley87.1
Arizin86.9
The people
Arizin
Dantley

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