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Edwards vs Thompson

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ThompsonWinner
78.9

Thompson wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours

Edwards
76.7

Edwards wins: Statistics

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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 David Thompson
78.9

Thompson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Skywalker: scored 73 points in a game and won an NCAA title.

1. David Thompson
78.9
2. Anthony Edwards
76.7

Category breakdown

Season form · Points per game

Career timeline · Points per game

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Points per game
1. 🇺🇸 David Thompson5 seasons played · career day 1,825124.6 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Anthony Edwards5 seasons played · career day 1,826118.7 points per game
-4.7% vs Thompson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Edwards0019.340.691.1144.7
🇺🇸 Thompson002651.9124.6190.2

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricEdwardsActiveThompsonRetired
All-Star selections35
Olympic golds1
All-NBA teams2
Points per game peak27.627.2
Career points8,000
Single-game points73
All-Star Game MVP awards2
NCAA titles1
Dominance w25%7880
Peak w20%8892
Longevity w20%5860
Honours w20%7478
Statistics w15%8886

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Thompson78.9
Edwards76.7
The people
Edwards
Thompson

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