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Williamson vs Young

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WilliamsonWinner
76.6

Williamson wins: Dominance, Peak

Young
76.4

Young wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Zion Williamson
76.6

Williamson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. NBA All-Star and one of the most efficient interior scorers of his generation.

1. Zion Williamson
76.6
2. Trae Young
76.4

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. 🇺🇸 Trae Young5 seasons played · career day 1,825128.6 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Zion Williamson5 seasons played · career day 1,82598.4 points per game
-23.5% vs Young at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Williamson0022.549.598.4123
🇺🇸 Young0019.148.7128.6178.5

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.

MetricWilliamsonActiveYoungActive
NBA All-Star selections2
All-NBA selections1
Career points per game24.3
Career field goal percentage58
Rookie All-Star selections1
All-Star selections4
Assist titles2
Points per game peak29.6
Career assists per game9.5
All-NBA teams1
Dominance w25%7674
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%6264
Honours w20%7070
Statistics w15%8890

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GOAT Rank · the data
Williamson76.6
Young76.4
The people
Williamson
Young

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