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Rank the all-time best small forwards in basketball history. For more on the process, visit https://www.overtimeheroics.net/index.php/2020/04/03/basketball-golden-hall/.

Result

1. Larry Bird (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices)

2. LeBron James loses to Larry Bird by 14–12

3. Julius Erving loses to Larry Bird by 19–8, loses to LeBron James by 18–8

4. Elgin Baylor loses to Larry Bird by 24–3, loses to Julius Erving by 14–11

5. Kevin Durant loses to Larry Bird by 25–2, loses to Elgin Baylor by 15–10

6. John Havlicek loses to Larry Bird by 24–3, loses to Kevin Durant by 17–10

7. Rick Barry loses to Larry Bird by 25–2, loses to Kevin Durant by 14–12

8. Scottie Pippen loses to Larry Bird by 27–0, loses to Rick Barry by 14–12

9. Kawhi Leonard loses to Larry Bird by 25–2, loses to Scottie Pippen by 16–9

10. Paul Pierce loses to Larry Bird by 27–0, loses to Kawhi Leonard by 14–10

11. Dominique Wilkins loses to Larry Bird by 27–0, loses to Paul Pierce by 14–11

12. Giannis Antetokounmpo loses to Larry Bird by 26–1, loses to Dominique Wilkins by 14–10

13. James Worthy loses to Larry Bird by 25–2, loses to Giannis Antetokounmpo by 12–11

14. Grant Hill loses to Larry Bird by 26–1, loses to James Worthy by 14–9

15. Adrian Dantley loses to Larry Bird by 26–1, loses to Grant Hill by 12–11

16. Bernard King loses to Larry Bird by 26–1, loses to Adrian Dantley by 11–9

17. Alex English loses to Larry Bird by 26–1, loses to Bernard King by 12–8

18. Carmelo Anthony loses to Larry Bird by 26–1, loses to Alex English by 13–9

19. Chris Mullin loses to Larry Bird by 26–1, loses to Carmelo Anthony by 13–10

20. Chet Walker loses to Larry Bird by 26–1, loses to Chris Mullin by 13–8

21. Detlef Schrempf loses to Larry Bird by 26–1, loses to Chris Mullin by 19–3

22. Glen Rice loses to Larry Bird by 26–1, loses to Detlef Schrempf by 11–9

23. Oscar Schmidt loses to Larry Bird by 27–0, loses to Glen Rice by 12–8

24. Cheryl Miller loses to Larry Bird by 24–2, loses to Oscar Schmidt by 11–9

25. Paul Arizin loses to Larry Bird by 27–0, loses to Cheryl Miller by 12–9

26. Shawn Marion loses to Larry Bird by 27–0, loses to Paul Arizin by 14–7

27. John Beckman loses to Larry Bird by 26–1, loses to Shawn Marion by 18–2

28. Tamika Catchings loses to Larry Bird by 25–1, loses to John Beckman by 11–7

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Result details

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
1. Larry Bird	-	14	19	24	25	24	25	27	25	27	27	26	25	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	24	27	27	26	25
2. LeBron James	12	-	18	21	25	20	20	23	23	24	22	24	21	25	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	23	26	26	25	24
3. Julius Erving	8	8	-	14	17	20	23	19	21	24	24	24	22	24	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	25	26	22	26	26	25	24
4. Elgin Baylor	3	5	11	-	15	21	20	20	21	23	22	22	22	23	22	23	23	23	23	22	23	23	24	20	24	24	24	22
5. Kevin Durant	2	1	9	10	-	17	14	17	21	22	17	19	20	20	21	18	21	23	23	22	22	24	22	20	24	24	24	22
6. John Havlicek	3	7	7	5	10	-	12	14	17	18	19	17	18	18	19	18	19	19	21	21	21	21	22	17	22	21	22	19
7. Rick Barry	2	6	3	6	12	12	-	14	14	18	17	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	22	18	23	22	22	20
8. Scottie Pippen	0	3	7	5	8	12	12	-	16	19	20	19	19	20	19	19	20	22	22	22	22	22	23	20	23	23	23	21
9. Kawhi Leonard	2	3	4	3	4	8	11	9	-	14	14	13	11	13	13	14	15	18	17	17	18	21	21	17	20	21	22	20
10. Paul Pierce	0	3	3	2	3	7	8	6	10	-	14	11	13	17	15	14	17	19	14	18	19	20	21	16	22	23	23	20
11. Dominique Wilkins	0	4	1	1	7	7	9	5	10	11	-	14	12	14	17	19	20	17	19	21	22	23	22	17	21	22	23	20
12. Giannis Antetokounmpo	1	2	2	2	6	8	6	6	10	13	10	-	12	13	14	13	15	15	15	16	18	22	20	16	21	21	23	19
13. James Worthy	2	5	4	2	5	7	7	6	12	11	12	11	-	14	12	14	13	17	15	17	21	20	19	15	19	20	21	18
14. Grant Hill	1	1	2	2	5	8	6	5	11	8	11	11	9	-	12	14	14	16	14	19	18	21	22	15	21	22	23	18
15. Adrian Dantley	1	2	1	2	4	4	5	5	10	9	7	9	10	11	-	11	14	14	14	16	17	20	18	13	17	16	20	15
16. Bernard King	1	2	1	1	7	4	4	5	9	10	5	10	8	9	9	-	12	13	15	14	16	19	17	11	16	16	19	14
17. Alex English	1	1	1	1	4	4	5	4	8	7	4	8	8	9	7	8	-	13	13	15	17	19	19	14	15	16	19	15
18. Carmelo Anthony	1	1	1	1	2	5	5	3	5	5	7	8	6	8	9	8	9	-	13	13	14	15	18	15	13	17	20	16
19. Chris Mullin	1	2	1	1	2	3	4	3	6	10	5	8	7	9	7	6	9	10	-	13	19	19	19	12	18	19	20	17
20. Chet Walker	1	2	2	2	3	1	2	2	6	6	3	7	5	4	4	5	5	9	8	-	10	12	14	11	12	12	17	13
21. Detlef Schrempf	1	2	2	1	3	1	2	2	5	5	2	5	2	6	4	4	4	8	3	10	-	11	13	11	9	13	16	15
22. Glen Rice	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	7	2	7	9	-	12	10	10	11	18	14
23. Oscar Schmidt	0	2	1	1	3	0	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	2	3	3	2	5	3	6	8	8	-	11	10	10	14	14
24. Cheryl Miller	2	3	4	4	5	5	6	4	6	7	7	7	7	8	7	9	7	8	9	9	10	10	9	-	12	10	13	15
25. Paul Arizin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	2	4	3	4	4	6	9	4	8	11	10	10	9	-	14	15	14
26. Shawn Marion	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	3	4	5	6	2	8	8	9	11	10	7	-	18	13
27. John Beckman	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	4	1	6	6	5	2	-	11
28. Tamika Catchings	1	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	7	7	-

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Rank 1:
Larry Bird (19): vs. 20 : (12 - 14) vs. 16 : (8 - 19) vs. 9 : (3 - 24) vs. 15 : (3 - 24) vs. 4 : (2 - 24) vs. 13 : (2 - 25) vs. 17 : (2 - 25) vs. 18 : (2 - 25) vs. 24 : (2 - 25) vs. 27 : (1 - 25) vs. 0 : (1 - 26) vs. 1 : (1 - 26) vs. 2 : (1 - 26) vs. 3 : (1 - 26) vs. 5 : (1 - 26) vs. 6 : (1 - 26) vs. 7 : (1 - 26) vs. 10 : (1 - 26) vs. 11 : (1 - 26) vs. 12 : (1 - 26) vs. 14 : (1 - 26) vs. 8 : (0 - 27) vs. 21 : (0 - 27) vs. 22 : (0 - 27) vs. 23 : (0 - 27) vs. 25 : (0 - 27) vs. 26 : (0 - 27)
Rank 2:
LeBron James (20): vs. 16 : (8 - 18) vs. 15 : (7 - 20) vs. 24 : (6 - 20) vs. 9 : (5 - 21) vs. 13 : (5 - 21) vs. 8 : (4 - 22) vs. 4 : (3 - 23) vs. 17 : (3 - 23) vs. 25 : (3 - 23) vs. 23 : (3 - 24) vs. 0 : (2 - 24) vs. 2 : (2 - 24) vs. 5 : (2 - 24) vs. 6 : (2 - 24) vs. 7 : (2 - 24) vs. 10 : (2 - 24) vs. 27 : (2 - 24) vs. 21 : (2 - 25) vs. 1 : (1 - 25) vs. 3 : (1 - 25) vs. 11 : (1 - 25) vs. 12 : (1 - 25) vs. 14 : (1 - 25) vs. 18 : (1 - 25) vs. 22 : (0 - 26) vs. 26 : (0 - 26)
Rank 3:
Julius Erving (16): vs. 9 : (11 - 14) vs. 18 : (9 - 17) vs. 25 : (7 - 19) vs. 15 : (7 - 20) vs. 17 : (4 - 21) vs. 4 : (4 - 22) vs. 13 : (4 - 22) vs. 24 : (3 - 23) vs. 23 : (3 - 24) vs. 5 : (2 - 24) vs. 7 : (2 - 24) vs. 10 : (2 - 24) vs. 12 : (2 - 24) vs. 27 : (2 - 24) vs. 8 : (1 - 24) vs. 0 : (1 - 25) vs. 1 : (1 - 25) vs. 2 : (1 - 25) vs. 3 : (1 - 25) vs. 6 : (1 - 25) vs. 11 : (1 - 25) vs. 14 : (1 - 25) vs. 21 : (1 - 26) vs. 22 : (0 - 26) vs. 26 : (0 - 26)
Rank 4:
Elgin Baylor (9): vs. 18 : (10 - 15) vs. 24 : (6 - 20) vs. 25 : (5 - 20) vs. 4 : (4 - 20) vs. 15 : (5 - 21) vs. 17 : (3 - 21) vs. 0 : (2 - 22) vs. 5 : (2 - 22) vs. 10 : (2 - 22) vs. 13 : (2 - 22) vs. 27 : (2 - 22) vs. 8 : (1 - 22) vs. 12 : (2 - 23) vs. 23 : (2 - 23) vs. 1 : (1 - 23) vs. 2 : (1 - 23) vs. 3 : (1 - 23) vs. 6 : (1 - 23) vs. 7 : (1 - 23) vs. 11 : (1 - 23) vs. 21 : (1 - 24) vs. 14 : (0 - 24) vs. 22 : (0 - 24) vs. 26 : (0 - 24)
Rank 5:
Kevin Durant (18): vs. 24 : (12 - 14) vs. 15 : (10 - 17) vs. 25 : (8 - 17) vs. 8 : (7 - 17) vs. 2 : (7 - 18) vs. 10 : (6 - 19) vs. 4 : (5 - 20) vs. 12 : (5 - 20) vs. 13 : (5 - 20) vs. 0 : (4 - 21) vs. 1 : (4 - 21) vs. 17 : (4 - 21) vs. 5 : (3 - 22) vs. 7 : (3 - 22) vs. 21 : (3 - 22) vs. 23 : (3 - 22) vs. 27 : (3 - 22) vs. 3 : (2 - 23) vs. 6 : (2 - 23) vs. 11 : (1 - 24) vs. 14 : (1 - 24) vs. 26 : (1 - 24) vs. 22 : (0 - 24)
Rank 6:
John Havlicek (15): vs. 24 : (12 - 12) vs. 25 : (12 - 14) vs. 10 : (8 - 17) vs. 17 : (8 - 17) vs. 12 : (8 - 18) vs. 13 : (7 - 18) vs. 23 : (7 - 18) vs. 4 : (5 - 17) vs. 8 : (7 - 19) vs. 2 : (4 - 18) vs. 3 : (5 - 19) vs. 0 : (4 - 19) vs. 1 : (4 - 19) vs. 27 : (2 - 19) vs. 6 : (3 - 21) vs. 26 : (2 - 21) vs. 5 : (1 - 21) vs. 7 : (1 - 21) vs. 11 : (1 - 21) vs. 14 : (0 - 22) vs. 21 : (0 - 22) vs. 22 : (0 - 22)
Rank 7:
Rick Barry (24): vs. 25 : (12 - 14) vs. 17 : (11 - 14) vs. 8 : (9 - 17) vs. 23 : (8 - 18) vs. 13 : (7 - 18) vs. 4 : (6 - 18) vs. 10 : (6 - 19) vs. 12 : (6 - 19) vs. 0 : (5 - 19) vs. 1 : (5 - 19) vs. 3 : (5 - 19) vs. 2 : (4 - 19) vs. 6 : (4 - 20) vs. 27 : (3 - 20) vs. 5 : (2 - 21) vs. 7 : (2 - 21) vs. 11 : (2 - 21) vs. 21 : (2 - 22) vs. 26 : (2 - 22) vs. 14 : (1 - 22) vs. 22 : (0 - 23)
Rank 8:
Scottie Pippen (25): vs. 17 : (9 - 16) vs. 10 : (6 - 19) vs. 13 : (6 - 19) vs. 23 : (6 - 19) vs. 0 : (5 - 19) vs. 2 : (5 - 19) vs. 8 : (5 - 20) vs. 12 : (5 - 20) vs. 1 : (4 - 20) vs. 4 : (4 - 20) vs. 27 : (3 - 21) vs. 3 : (3 - 22) vs. 6 : (3 - 22) vs. 5 : (2 - 22) vs. 7 : (2 - 22) vs. 11 : (2 - 22) vs. 21 : (2 - 23) vs. 14 : (1 - 23) vs. 26 : (1 - 23) vs. 22 : (0 - 23)
Rank 9:
Kawhi Leonard (17): vs. 13 : (12 - 11) vs. 12 : (11 - 13) vs. 0 : (10 - 13) vs. 10 : (10 - 13) vs. 8 : (10 - 14) vs. 23 : (10 - 14) vs. 2 : (9 - 14) vs. 1 : (8 - 15) vs. 4 : (6 - 17) vs. 5 : (6 - 17) vs. 6 : (6 - 17) vs. 3 : (5 - 18) vs. 7 : (5 - 18) vs. 22 : (3 - 20) vs. 27 : (3 - 20) vs. 21 : (3 - 21) vs. 11 : (2 - 21) vs. 26 : (2 - 21) vs. 14 : (1 - 22)
Rank 10:
Paul Pierce (23): vs. 10 : (13 - 11) vs. 13 : (11 - 13) vs. 8 : (11 - 14) vs. 2 : (10 - 14) vs. 6 : (10 - 14) vs. 0 : (9 - 15) vs. 4 : (7 - 16) vs. 12 : (8 - 17) vs. 1 : (7 - 17) vs. 5 : (6 - 18) vs. 3 : (5 - 19) vs. 7 : (5 - 19) vs. 11 : (4 - 20) vs. 27 : (3 - 20) vs. 21 : (2 - 21) vs. 22 : (0 - 22) vs. 14 : (1 - 23) vs. 26 : (1 - 23)
Rank 11:
Dominique Wilkins (8): vs. 13 : (12 - 12) vs. 12 : (11 - 14) vs. 10 : (10 - 14) vs. 0 : (7 - 17) vs. 3 : (7 - 17) vs. 4 : (7 - 17) vs. 2 : (5 - 19) vs. 6 : (5 - 19) vs. 1 : (4 - 20) vs. 27 : (4 - 20) vs. 5 : (3 - 21) vs. 22 : (3 - 21) vs. 21 : (3 - 22) vs. 7 : (2 - 22) vs. 26 : (2 - 22) vs. 11 : (1 - 23) vs. 14 : (1 - 23)
Rank 12:
Giannis Antetokounmpo (10): vs. 13 : (11 - 12) vs. 12 : (11 - 13) vs. 23 : (11 - 13) vs. 2 : (10 - 13) vs. 0 : (9 - 14) vs. 1 : (8 - 15) vs. 3 : (8 - 15) vs. 6 : (8 - 15) vs. 4 : (7 - 16) vs. 5 : (7 - 16) vs. 7 : (5 - 18) vs. 27 : (4 - 19) vs. 21 : (4 - 20) vs. 22 : (2 - 21) vs. 26 : (2 - 21) vs. 11 : (1 - 22) vs. 14 : (0 - 23)
Rank 13:
James Worthy (13): vs. 0 : (10 - 12) vs. 1 : (8 - 13) vs. 12 : (9 - 14) vs. 2 : (8 - 14) vs. 4 : (7 - 15) vs. 6 : (7 - 15) vs. 3 : (6 - 17) vs. 5 : (5 - 17) vs. 27 : (4 - 18) vs. 21 : (4 - 19) vs. 22 : (4 - 19) vs. 11 : (2 - 20) vs. 26 : (2 - 20) vs. 7 : (2 - 21) vs. 14 : (1 - 21)
Rank 14:
Grant Hill (12): vs. 0 : (11 - 12) vs. 1 : (9 - 14) vs. 2 : (9 - 14) vs. 6 : (9 - 14) vs. 4 : (8 - 15) vs. 3 : (8 - 16) vs. 7 : (6 - 18) vs. 27 : (5 - 18) vs. 5 : (4 - 19) vs. 22 : (3 - 21) vs. 11 : (2 - 21) vs. 21 : (2 - 22) vs. 26 : (1 - 22) vs. 14 : (0 - 23)
Rank 15:
Adrian Dantley (0): vs. 2 : (9 - 11) vs. 3 : (9 - 14) vs. 4 : (7 - 13) vs. 1 : (7 - 14) vs. 6 : (7 - 14) vs. 27 : (5 - 15) vs. 5 : (4 - 16) vs. 26 : (3 - 16) vs. 7 : (4 - 17) vs. 22 : (4 - 17) vs. 21 : (3 - 18) vs. 11 : (0 - 20) vs. 14 : (0 - 20)
Rank 16:
Bernard King (2): vs. 4 : (9 - 11) vs. 1 : (8 - 12) vs. 3 : (8 - 13) vs. 5 : (5 - 14) vs. 27 : (5 - 14) vs. 6 : (6 - 15) vs. 7 : (4 - 16) vs. 22 : (4 - 16) vs. 26 : (4 - 16) vs. 21 : (3 - 17) vs. 11 : (0 - 19) vs. 14 : (0 - 19)
Rank 17:
Alex English (1): vs. 3 : (9 - 13) vs. 6 : (9 - 13) vs. 4 : (7 - 14) vs. 22 : (6 - 15) vs. 5 : (5 - 15) vs. 27 : (5 - 15) vs. 26 : (5 - 16) vs. 7 : (4 - 17) vs. 21 : (2 - 19) vs. 11 : (1 - 19) vs. 14 : (1 - 19)
Rank 18:
Carmelo Anthony (3): vs. 6 : (10 - 13) vs. 5 : (9 - 13) vs. 22 : (9 - 13) vs. 7 : (8 - 14) vs. 4 : (8 - 15) vs. 11 : (7 - 15) vs. 27 : (6 - 16) vs. 26 : (6 - 17) vs. 21 : (5 - 18) vs. 14 : (2 - 20)
Rank 19:
Chris Mullin (6): vs. 4 : (9 - 12) vs. 5 : (8 - 13) vs. 27 : (4 - 17) vs. 22 : (4 - 18) vs. 7 : (3 - 19) vs. 21 : (3 - 19) vs. 11 : (2 - 19) vs. 26 : (2 - 19) vs. 14 : (1 - 20)
Rank 20:
Chet Walker (5): vs. 7 : (10 - 10) vs. 4 : (9 - 11) vs. 22 : (8 - 12) vs. 26 : (8 - 12) vs. 11 : (7 - 12) vs. 27 : (6 - 13) vs. 21 : (6 - 14) vs. 14 : (2 - 17)
Rank 21:
Detlef Schrempf (7): vs. 22 : (11 - 9) vs. 4 : (10 - 11) vs. 11 : (9 - 11) vs. 21 : (8 - 13) vs. 26 : (8 - 13) vs. 27 : (5 - 15) vs. 14 : (4 - 16)
Rank 22:
Glen Rice (11): vs. 4 : (10 - 10) vs. 22 : (10 - 10) vs. 26 : (9 - 11) vs. 21 : (8 - 12) vs. 27 : (5 - 14) vs. 14 : (1 - 18)
Rank 23:
Oscar Schmidt (21): vs. 26 : (11 - 10) vs. 22 : (10 - 10) vs. 4 : (9 - 11) vs. 14 : (6 - 14) vs. 27 : (5 - 14)
Rank 24:
Cheryl Miller (4): vs. 26 : (10 - 10) vs. 22 : (9 - 12) vs. 14 : (6 - 13) vs. 27 : (4 - 15)
Rank 25:
Paul Arizin (22): vs. 26 : (7 - 14) vs. 27 : (6 - 14) vs. 14 : (5 - 15)
Rank 26:
Shawn Marion (26): vs. 27 : (7 - 13) vs. 14 : (2 - 18)
Rank 27:
John Beckman (14): vs. 27 : (7 - 11)
Rank 28:
Tamika Catchings (27): vs. 14 : (11 - 7)

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