Miller vs Cooper
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Cooper wins: Longevity
Miller wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Cooper leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories. Centre of the New York Rens, world professional champions in 1939.
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| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Miller | 0 | 0 | 70 | 154 | 421 | 421 |
| 🇺🇸 Cooper | 0 | 0 | 62 | 136 | 404 | 766 |
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.
| Metric | MillerRetired | CooperRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| NCAA titles | 2 | — |
| Naismith Player of the Year awards | 3 | — |
| College points per game | 23.6 | — |
| World Professional Tournament titles | — | 1 |
| Rens win streak in 1932-33 | — | 88 |
| Hall of Fame induction | — | 1,977 |
| Seasons with the Rens | — | 11 |
| Years at the top level | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 55 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 80 |
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