most comparable athletes from other sports to NBA all time greats

[HunterSThompson]

Michael Jordan - Tiger Woods, Jerry Rice, Willie Mays, Wayne Gretzky, Muhammad Ali, Fedor, Roger Federrer, Usain Bolt, Hulk Hogan/Ric Flair

Kobe Bryant - Mickey Mantle, Randy Moss, Mario Lemieux, Julio Cesar Chavez, Manny Pacquiao, GSP, Rafael Nadal, Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels

Wilt Chamberlain - Babe Ruth, Pele, Gordie Howe, Carl Lewis, Jim Brown, Lawrence Taylor, Mike Tyson, Andre the Giant

Lebron James - Barry Bonds, Pete Rose, Mark Mcgwire, Alex Rodriguez, Lance Armstrong, Jon Jones, Terrell Owens, Danika Patrick, Jake Paul, Roman Reigns/John Cena

Kareem Abdul Jabbar - Hank Aaron, Sugar Ray Robinson, The Undertaker, Jack Nicklaus,

[Airupthere]

I would switch SRR and Ali for Jordan and KAJ. Lol at Lebron. :roll:

[8Ball]

Michael Jordan - Tiger Woods, Jerry Rice, Willie Mays, Wayne Gretzky, Muhammad Ali, Fedor, Roger Federrer, Usain Bolt, Hulk Hogan/Ric Flair

Kobe Bryant - Mickey Mantle, Randy Moss, Mario Lemieux, Julio Cesar Chavez, Manny Pacquiao, GSP, Rafael Nadal, Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels

Wilt Chamberlain - Babe Ruth, Pele, Gordie Howe, Carl Lewis, Jim Brown, Lawrence Taylor, Mike Tyson, Andre the Giant

Lebron James - Barry Bonds, Pete Rose, Mark Mcgwire, Alex Rodriguez, Lance Armstrong, Jon Jones, Terrell Owens, Danika Patrick, Jake Paul, Roman Reigns/John Cena

Kareem Abdul Jabbar - Hank Aaron, Sugar Ray Robinson, The Undertaker, Jack Nicklaus,

Jordan comparisons are all wrong. They had longevity, Jordan didn't.

Lebron James - Tiger Woods, Jerry Rice, Willie Mays, Wayne Gretzky, Muhammad Ali, Fedor, Roger Federrer, Usain Bolt, Hulk Hogan/Ric Flair

More accurate.

[HunterSThompson]

Jordan comparisons are all wrong. They had longevity, Jordan didn't.

Lebron James - Tiger Woods, Jerry Rice, Willie Mays, Wayne Gretzky, Muhammad Ali, Fedor, Roger Federrer, Usain Bolt, Hulk Hogan/Ric Flair

More accurate.

more like happy gilmore, nichole bass, bob sapp, ben johnson, marion jones, jose canseco, doris burke

[GimmeThat]

not sure how it can be compared when they don't even have the same/comparable commissioners

[SouBeachTalents]

How the fck is Kobe like Randy Moss? They’re legitimately nothing alike :lol

[ShawkFactory]

Barry bonds AND Mark Mcgwire? Completely different styles of hitting and baseball in general

[FultzNationRISE]

Lebron is basically a rich man’s hybrid of Ali, Jim Brown, Tom Brady, Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Ronaldo.

MJ is Tanya Harding.

[Airupthere]

Barry bonds AND Mark Mcgwire? Completely different styles of hitting and baseball in general

Barry bonds is there for the same reason that lance is, lol.

[ShawkFactory]

Barry bonds is there for the same reason that lance is, lol.

He could have just said “steroids” and saved some time and made more sense.

[RogueBorg]

Michael Jordan - Tiger Woods, Jerry Rice, Willie Mays, Wayne Gretzky, Muhammad Ali, Fedor, Roger Federrer, Usain Bolt, Hulk Hogan/Ric Flair

Kobe Bryant - Mickey Mantle, Randy Moss, Mario Lemieux, Julio Cesar Chavez, Manny Pacquiao, GSP, Rafael Nadal, Bret Hart/Shawn Michaels

Wilt Chamberlain - Babe Ruth, Pele, Gordie Howe, Carl Lewis, Jim Brown, Lawrence Taylor, Mike Tyson, Andre the Giant

Lebron James - Barry Bonds, Pete Rose, Mark Mcgwire, Alex Rodriguez, Lance Armstrong, Jon Jones, Terrell Owens, Danika Patrick, Jake Paul, Roman Reigns/John Cena

Kareem Abdul Jabbar - Hank Aaron, Sugar Ray Robinson, The Undertaker, Jack Nicklaus,

Stone Cold Steve Austin has to be on there somewhere. I think placing Roman Reigns in with Lebron is perfect. RR is a manufactured champion and no one likes him.

[Overdrive]

Kobe Bryant & Colin McRae. More hyped over their marketability than their actual skilllevel - both greats nonetheless.

[RRR3]

Kobe Bryant & Colin McRae. More hyped over their marketability than their actual skilllevel - both greats nonetheless.
Yep. Derek Jeter is the MLB equivalent of Kobe.

[SouBeachTalents]

Yep. Derek Jeter is the MLB equivalent of Kobe.
Terry Bradshaw for football

[Charlie Sheen]

Terry Bradshaw for football

This is really good. Maybe a little more unfavorable to Kobe than I would be, but nothing to get upset over :applause:

[HunterSThompson]

Stone Cold Steve Austin has to be on there somewhere. I think placing Roman Reigns in with Lebron is perfect. RR is a manufactured champion and no one likes him.

bird and magic = Austin and rock

[HunterSThompson]

Yep. Derek Jeter is the MLB equivalent of Kobe.

kobe was the goat switch hitter/most respected/had inner demons/was a homerun hitter and 2 way player that was tough as nails

that's mickey mantle

[csh19792001]

Michael Jordan - Tiger Woods

Kareem Abdul Jabaar- Jack Nicklaus,

I'd argue Nicklaus was not a "compiler" like Kareem was.

Here are some reasons why I (currently) rank Jack Nicklaus GOAT ahead of Tiger Woods. Despite Tiger being a hero of mine, starting all the way back when I was a teenager:

Most Top 3 Finishes, Majors:
Nicklaus: 46
Woods: 26
Mickelson: 23
Snead: 22

Most Top 10 Finishes, Majors
Nicklaus: 73
Snead: 46
Watson: 46
Player: 44
Hogan: 39
Woods: 39

Nicklaus finished runner up in Majors 19 times. Tiger only 7 times.

Top Tier HOF players Jack had to face, mostly through their primes, also:
Watson
Palmer
Player
Casper
Trevino
Floyd
Miller
Ballesteros

Jack lost 7 Major Championships to Tom Watson and Lee Trevino alone.

Top Tier HOF Players Tiger had to face a ton:
Mickelson
Singh
Els
McIlroy (possibly)

[Overdrive]

Yep. Derek Jeter is the MLB equivalent of Kobe.

You might want to check McRae's wiki.

[Gohan]

Op’s lebron comparisons are hilarious you have to admit

[imdaman99]

No love for the goat in tennis Djokovic? Or is he just capitalizing on a weak era?

[AirFederer]

I see what you did there

[ShawkFactory]

I'd argue Nicklaus was not a "compiler" like Kareem was.

Here are some reasons why I (currently) rank Jack Nicklaus GOAT ahead of Tiger Woods. Despite Tiger being a hero of mine, starting all the way back when I was a teenager:

Most Top 3 Finishes, Majors:
Nicklaus: 46
Woods: 26
Mickelson: 23
Snead: 22

Most Top 10 Finishes, Majors
Nicklaus: 73
Snead: 46
Watson: 46
Player: 44
Hogan: 39
Woods: 39

Nicklaus finished runner up in Majors 19 times. Tiger only 7 times.

Top Tier HOF players Jack had to face, mostly through their primes, also:
Watson
Palmer
Player
Casper
Trevino
Floyd
Miller
Ballesteros

Jack lost 7 Major Championships to Tom Watson and Lee Trevino alone.

Top Tier HOF Players Tiger had to face a ton:
Mickelson
Singh
Els
McIlroy (possibly)

That’s really tough. Jack played in 164 majors. I don’t have the exact number but Tiger has played in less than 100.

There is certainly something to be said about the top guys being deeper in 70s and 80s but the overall field has been stronger in the last 20.