most comparable athletes from other sports to NBA all time greats

[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.