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Murphy vs Iverson

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MurphyWinner
82.9

Murphy wins: Longevity, Statistics

Iverson
82.8

Iverson wins: Dominance

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Calvin Murphy
82.9

Murphy leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. At 1.75 m the smallest Hall of Famer, and a free-throw record holder.

1. Calvin Murphy
82.9
2. Allen Iverson
82.8

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. 🇺🇸 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 day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Murphy0015.825.476.7161
🇺🇸 Iverson0023.545.5100.7247.9

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.

MetricMurphyRetiredIversonRetired
Career points17,94924,368
Career free-throw percentage89.2
Consecutive free throws made78
All-Star selections111
Games played1,002
MVP awards1
Scoring titles4
Steals titles3
Points per game26.7
Dominance w25%7680
Peak w20%9090
Longevity w20%8480
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%9088

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GOAT Rank · the data
Murphy82.9
Iverson82.8
The people
Murphy
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