Who is better, Bradley or Murphy?
Bill Bradley leads with a GOAT score of 83.0 against 82.9 for Calvin Murphy — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bradley vs Murphy
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Bill Bradley above Calvin Murphy: 83.0 vs 82.9. Bill Bradley leads on Honours, Dominance. Calvin Murphy leads on Longevity, Statistics, Peak.
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BradleyWinner
83.0Bradley wins: Dominance, Honours
Murphy
82.9Murphy wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Bill Bradley
83.0
Bradley leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Bill Bradley
2. Calvin Murphy
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. 🇺🇸 Bill Bradley5 seasons played · career day 1,825351 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Calvin Murphy5 seasons played · career day 1,82576.7 points per game
-78.1% vs Bradley at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Bradley | 0 | 0 | 55 | 118 | 351 | 671 |
| 🇺🇸 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 | BradleyRetired | MurphyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBA championships | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| NBA points | 9,217 | — |
| All-Star selections | 1 | 1 |
| NBA games | 742 | — |
| Career points | — | 17,949 |
| Career free-throw percentage | — | 89.2 |
| Consecutive free throws made | — | 78 |
| Games played | — | 1,002 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bradley83.0
Murphy82.9
FAQ
Where does Murphy beat Bradley?
Murphy scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Bradley leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Bradley vs Murphy score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bradley: 83.0, Murphy: 82.9.
What do you think?
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