Who is better, Holiday or Gobert?
Jrue Holiday leads with a GOAT score of 71.0 against 67.6 for Rudy Gobert — a gap of 3.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Holiday vs Gobert
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HolidayWinner
71.0Holiday wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Statistics
Gobert
67.6Gobert wins: no category outright
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🏳️ Jrue Holiday
71.0
Holiday leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jrue Holiday
2. Rudy Gobert
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 game1. 🏳️ Jrue Holiday5 seasons played · career day 1,8254,477 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Rudy Gobert5 seasons played · career day 1,8253,237 points per game
-27.7% vs Holiday at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Holiday | 0 | 0 | 584 | 1,732 | 4,477 | 8,732 |
| 🏳️ Gobert | 0 | 0 | 103 | 792 | 3,237 | 7,597 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HolidayActive · Portland Trail Blazers | GobertActive · Minnesota Timberwolves |
|---|---|---|
| NBA games | 1,090 | 905 |
| NBA points | 17,294 | 11,291 |
| NBA award: All-Defensive 2nd Team | 3 | 1 |
| NBA award: All-Defensive 1st Team | 3 | 8 |
| NBA award: Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award | 3 | — |
| Number | 5 | 27 |
| NBA award: Defensive Player of the Year | — | 4 |
| NBA award: All-NBA 3rd Team | — | 3 |
| NBA award: All-NBA 2nd Team | — | 1 |
| NBA award: NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | — | 3 |
| NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | — | 3x |
| Knight of the National Order of Merit | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 69 | 66.9 |
| Peak w20% | 68 | 63.8 |
| Longevity w20% | 75 | 66.6 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 74.5 | 72.2 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Holiday71.0
Gobert67.6
FAQ
Where does Gobert beat Holiday?
Gobert does not lead any of the five categories; Holiday is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Holiday vs Gobert score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Holiday: 71.0, Gobert: 67.6.
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