Who is better, Kareem or Bates?
Tamar Bates leads with a cross-sport score of 14.9 against 12.5 for Khalid Kareem — a gap of 2.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kareem vs Bates
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tamar Bates above Khalid Kareem: 14.9 vs 12.5. Tamar Bates leads on Dominance, Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Cross-sport verdictgoatrank.world
BatesWinner
14.9Bates wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Kareem
12.5Kareem wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Verdict
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Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
Kareem, Bates — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Tamar Batesdepth ×0.98
2. Khalid Kareemdepth ×0.88
Category breakdown
Season form · season output
Career timeline · season output
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · season output1. 🏳️ Khalid Kareem5 seasons played · career day 1,82634 output
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏳️ Tamar Bates0 seasons played0 output
-100.0% vs Kareem at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Kareem | 0 | 0 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 41 |
| 🏳️ Bates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Bates14.9
Kareem12.5
FAQ
Where does Kareem beat Bates?
Kareem does not lead any of the five categories; Bates is ahead or level on all of them.
How can athletes from different sports be compared?
Each in-sport GOAT score is multiplied by Competition Depth: Kareem 0.88 (nfl) and Bates 0.98 (basketball). Deeper, more global sports keep more of their score.
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