The Tape
Any two players. Any two eras.
Era-adjusted numbers side by side, and a written verdict that makes the call. Scoring is levelled to a league averaging 114 points a game, so 1962 and 2026 can be read against each other honestly.
The arguments people are having
1990s v 2010sWas Michael Jordan better than LeBron James?1980s v 2010sWas Bernard King better than Kawhi Leonard?1980s v 2020sWas Magic Johnson better than Nikola Jokic?1960s v 2020sWas Wilt Chamberlain better than Victor Wembanyama?2000s v 2010sWas Allen Iverson better than Stephen Curry?1980s v 2010sWas Larry Bird better than Kevin Durant?1990s v 2000sWas Michael Jordan better than Kobe Bryant?2010s v 2020sWas LeBron James better than Nikola Jokic?1960s v 2000sWas Bill Russell better than Tim Duncan?1970s v 2000sWas Kareem Abdul-Jabbar better than Shaquille O'Neal?1990s v 2020sWas Hakeem Olajuwon better than Joel Embiid?1960s v 2020sWas Oscar Robertson better than Luka Doncic?1960s v 2010sWas Jerry West better than Stephen Curry?1990s v 2020sWas Karl Malone better than Giannis Antetokounmpo?1990s v 2000sWas John Stockton better than Steve Nash?1990s v 2020sWas David Robinson better than Nikola Jokic?1970s v 2010sWas Julius Erving better than Kevin Durant?1990s v 2020sWas Patrick Ewing better than Joel Embiid?1990s v 2020sWas Charles Barkley better than Giannis Antetokounmpo?1990s v 2010sWas Scottie Pippen better than Kawhi Leonard?2000s v 2020sWas Kobe Bryant better than Jayson Tatum?1980s v 2020sWas Isiah Thomas better than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?1980s v 2000sWas Moses Malone better than Shaquille O'Neal?1970s v 2020sWas Bill Walton better than Nikola Jokic?2000s v 2010sWas Dirk Nowitzki better than Kevin Durant?1980s v 2020sWas Magic Johnson better than Luka Doncic?
37 players are in the file, which is 666 pairings, and every one of them has a page. The numbers are free on all of them; the verdict is in the Vault.