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Heinsohn vs Divac

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HeinsohnWinner
85.4

Heinsohn wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Divac
85.4

Divac wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tom Heinsohn
85.4

Heinsohn leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won eight NBA championships as a player with the Celtics.

1. Tom Heinsohn
85.4
2. Vlade Divac
85.4

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. 🇺🇸 Tom Heinsohn5 seasons played · career day 1,826375 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Vlade Divac5 seasons played · career day 2,92157.7 points per game
-84.6% vs Heinsohn at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Heinsohn0055120280655
🇷🇸 Divac000019.773.7

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.

MetricHeinsohnRetiredDivacRetired
NBA championships8
All-Star selections6
Career points12,194
Rookie of the Year awards1
Seasons played9
World Championship titles2
Olympic medals2
NBA All-Star selections1
Career NBA points13,398
Career NBA blocks1,631
Dominance w25%8478
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%7490
Honours w20%9284
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Heinsohn85.4
Divac85.4
The people
Heinsohn
Divac

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