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Carter vs Barkley

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BarkleyWinner
85.6

Barkley wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Carter
82.8

Carter wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Charles Barkley
85.6

Barkley leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. An MVP at 6'6" who out-rebounded centres for 16 seasons.

1. Charles Barkley
85.6
2. Vince Carter
82.8

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. 🇺🇸 Vince Carter5 seasons played · career day 1,825116.3 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Charles Barkley5 seasons played · career day 1,826111.1 points per game
-4.5% vs Carter at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Carter0018.344116.3212.8
🇺🇸 Barkley00143485.3212.6

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.

MetricCarterRetiredBarkleyRetired
NBA seasons played22
Career points25,72823,757
All-Star selections811
Olympic golds12
Three-pointers made2,290
MVP awards1
Career rebounds12,546
Rebounding titles1
Dominance w25%7284
Peak w20%8890
Longevity w20%9684
Honours w20%7480
Statistics w15%8892

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Barkley85.6
Carter82.8
The people
Carter
Barkley

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