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Who is GOAT Jordan or James? A comprehensive comparison of 12 data from the US media: 8-5 results are clear at a glance

3:29pm, 26 May 2025Basketball

Who is GOAT, Jordan or James? The US media "fadeawayworld" has a comprehensive comparison of 12 data and honors, and the score of 5-2 is clear at a glance.

Event: Champion (Jordan wins)

Both are the absolute core of the team, so there is no problem with the value of the championship. Jordan won the championship 6 times, completed three consecutive championships twice, and James won the championship 4 times, and never won three consecutive championships.

Therefore, Jordan has an absolute advantage in terms of championship data, championship quality and difficulty, because due to factors such as salary cap, it is much more difficult to defend the title than to win the first championship, and it is extremely difficult to win three consecutive championships.

Episode 2: FMVP (Jordan wins)

While winning the championship, Jordan won the FMVP, and there was no suspense. During the finals, he averaged 33.6 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game. In the era of poverty in Jordan, such data is extremely exaggerated.

James also won all FMVPs during the four championships. If the number of championships is theoretically possible to tie or overtake, the number of FMVPs is basically impossible.

The third item: MVP (Jordan wins)

James has won 4 MVPs, but Jordan has won 5 more, and the MVP is distributed in 10 years, showing Jordan's ten-year dominance.

These include two iconic seasons that won both MVP and DPOY in 1987-88, and almost achieved a Grand Slam in 1995-96.

Episode 4: DPOY (Jordan wins)

James was also one of the top defenders, but he had never won DPOY. The closest year was losing to Gasol Jr. in 13 years.

Jordan, as a shooting guard, got a DPOY, which explains what a true combination of offense and defense is. His dedication and purity are also a microcosm of his great career.

The fifth event: Best Team (James Career)

Jordan was selected for the Best Team 11 times, including 10 of them, and James has the advantage of crushing in this event. After being selected for the second team this season, he has been selected for the Best Team 21 times in his career, including 13 of them.

It is worth it that only six players in NBA history have played for 21 seasons, and it has to be admitted that James is the "longest river" in NBA history.

Event Sixth: Best defensive lineup (Jordan wins)

James was selected, 5 of which were one team, and Jordan was selected for all teams 9 times. This is also a microcosm of the characteristics of the two's game. James' career is much longer than Jordan, but he is not as long as he really maintains the top level on both offense and defense.

Especially in the middle and late stages of his career, James' defensive end was relatively limited in the regular season, and he would always leave more energy for the playoffs.

Event Seventh: Scoring King (Jordan Wins)

Even though James has won the history of total scoring champion, he is not actually good at scoring. "Almighty" is James' biggest label.

scores have always been Jordan's biggest killer move. He won 10 times in his career and far surpassed James's 1 time, and his average of 30.1 points in his career is also ranked first in history.

Eighth item: NBA Cup (James wins)

Cup champion is also a champion, not to mention that James won the first Cup championship. There was no cup competition in Jordan's era, so James won a championship.

Event Ninth: Finals (James wins)

Although Jordan entered the finals with 6 10 wins, he was not as many as James in total. The latter reached the finals 10 times, second only to Bill Russell. Although the winning rate is slightly lower than 40%, only James has achieved it in history, leading three different teams into the finals and winning the championship.

Episode 10: Elimination in the first round (draw)

Jordan was suppressed by the "Bad Boys Legion" and the Celtics in his early career, but in the end he crossed two mountains and established his own dynasty.

James' three first rounds were eliminated from the Lakers stage in his late career. James' dominance in the early stage of his career was good, and he cleverly solved the problem by changing the team after facing difficulties.

Eleventh: Missing the playoffs (Jordan wins)

Jordan missed the playoffs only in the second two years of his return for the Wizards. Because James' career was too long, he not only missed twice in the early stage, but also missed twice in the later stage of his career, and missed a total of 4 times.

Event 12: Regular season years (James wins)

Due to two retirements, Jordan only played 15 seasons in total, and in the last two seasons, he still forced his return to the state was much worse than before.

James has been focusing on basketball, has played for 22 seasons, and has maintained a good dominance in the game.

The final big score: Jordan 8-5 James (scored one point each with a draw)

Whether from the big score or the specific winning and losing items, Jordan is a well-deserved GOAT, the real "highest mountain" in NBA history. James is also great enough, but he is more in line with the "longest river" rather than the "highest mountain".

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