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Bellamy vs Harden

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BellamyWinner
83.8

Bellamy wins: Peak, Honours

Harden
83.8

Harden wins: Dominance, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Walt Bellamy
83.8

Bellamy leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Rookie of the Year with 31.6 points per game and an Olympic gold medallist.

1. Walt Bellamy
83.8
2. James Harden
83.8

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. 🇺🇸 Walt Bellamy5 seasons played · career day 1,825429 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 James Harden5 seasons played · career day 1,82590.2 points per game
-79.0% vs Bellamy at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Bellamy0070167429712
🇺🇸 Harden009.922.190.2206.1

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.

MetricBellamyRetiredHardenActive
Rookie of the Year awards1
All-Star selections411
Career points20,94127,000
Career rebounds14,241
Olympic gold medals1
MVP awards1
Scoring titles3
Assist titles2
Sixth Man of the Year1
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8484
Honours w20%7876
Statistics w15%9092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Bellamy83.8
Harden83.8
The people
Bellamy
Harden

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