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Maravich vs Irving

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MaravichWinner
81.5

Maravich wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Irving
81.4

Irving wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Pete Maravich
81.5

Maravich leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Scoring title winner in 1977 and the most prolific scorer in college history.

1. Pete Maravich
81.5
2. Kyrie Irving
81.4

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. 🇺🇸 Pete Maravich5 seasons played · career day 1,825345 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kyrie Irving5 seasons played · career day 1,825103.1 points per game
-70.1% vs Maravich at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Maravich0055117345684
🇺🇸 Irving0018.541103.1203.9

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.

MetricMaravichRetiredIrvingActive
Scoring titles1
Career points per game24.2
All-Star selections59
College points per game44.2
Seasons played10
NBA titles1
Olympic golds2
Points per game23.4
World Cup MVP awards1
Dominance w25%8076
Peak w20%9488
Longevity w20%6878
Honours w20%7880
Statistics w15%9088

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GOAT Rank · the data
Maravich81.5
Irving81.4
The people
Maravich
Irving

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