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Belov vs Havlicek

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HavlicekWinner
90.5

Havlicek wins: Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Belov
90.4

Belov wins: Dominance, Peak

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 John Havlicek
90.5

Havlicek leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won eight NBA championships with Boston and scored 26,395 points.

1. John Havlicek
90.5
2. Sergei Belov
90.4

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. 🇺🇸 John Havlicek5 seasons played · career day 1,825326 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Sergei Belov5 seasons played · career day 1,826310 points per game
-4.9% vs Havlicek at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Belov0050106236662
🇺🇸 Havlicek0055115326680

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.

MetricBelovRetiredHavlicekRetired
Olympic gold medals1
World Championship titles2
EuroBasket titles4
Soviet league titles11
Olympic medals4
NBA titles8
Career points26,395
All-Star selections13
Finals MVP awards1
All-Defensive selections8
Dominance w25%9086
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8690
Honours w20%9294
Statistics w15%9092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Havlicek90.5
Belov90.4
The people
Belov
Havlicek

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