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Allen vs Duncan

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AllenWinner
90.7

Allen wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

Duncan
90.5

Duncan wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Phog Allen
90.7

Allen leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The father of basketball coaching, winning 746 games and the 1952 NCAA title at Kansas.

1. Phog Allen
90.7
2. Tim Duncan
90.5

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. 🇻🇮 Tim Duncan5 seasons played · career day 1,825113.7 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Phog Allen5 seasons played · career day 2,92186 points per game
-24.4% vs Duncan at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Allen000038105
🇻🇮 Duncan0021.142.8113.7198.2

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.

MetricAllenRetiredDuncanRetired
College coaching wins746
NCAA championships1
Conference titles24
Seasons as a head coach48
Olympic gold as assistant coach1
NBA titles5
MVP awards2
Finals MVP3
All-Star selections15
Career points26,496
Career rebounds15,091
Dominance w25%8890
Peak w20%9289
Longevity w20%9694
Honours w20%8891
Statistics w15%9088

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GOAT Rank · the data
Allen90.7
Duncan90.5
The people
Allen
Duncan

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