Who is better, Iverson or Murphy?
Calvin Murphy leads with a GOAT score of 82.9 against 82.8 for Allen Iverson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Iverson vs Murphy
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Calvin Murphy above Allen Iverson: 82.9 vs 82.8. Calvin Murphy leads on Longevity, Statistics. Allen Iverson leads on Dominance.
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MurphyWinner
82.9Murphy wins: Longevity, Statistics
Iverson
82.8Iverson wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Calvin Murphy
82.9
Murphy leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Calvin Murphy
2. Allen Iverson
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Allen Iverson5 seasons played · career day 1,826131.8 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Calvin Murphy5 seasons played · career day 1,82576.7 points per game
-41.8% vs Iverson at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Iverson | 0 | 0 | 23.5 | 45.5 | 100.7 | 247.9 |
| 🇺🇸 Murphy | 0 | 0 | 15.8 | 25.4 | 76.7 | 161 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | IversonRetired | MurphyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| MVP awards | 1 | — |
| Scoring titles | 4 | — |
| All-Star selections | 11 | 1 |
| Career points | 24,368 | 17,949 |
| Steals titles | 3 | — |
| Points per game | 26.7 | — |
| Career free-throw percentage | — | 89.2 |
| Consecutive free throws made | — | 78 |
| Games played | — | 1,002 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Murphy82.9
Iverson82.8
FAQ
Where does Iverson beat Murphy?
Iverson scores higher on dominance. Murphy leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Iverson vs Murphy score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Iverson: 82.8, Murphy: 82.9.
What do you think?
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