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Thompson vs Cambage

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ThompsonWinner
78.9

Thompson wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Cambage
78.2

Cambage wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Time range

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 David Thompson
78.9

Thompson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Skywalker: scored 73 points in a game and won an NCAA title.

1. David Thompson
78.9
2. Liz Cambage
78.2

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. 🇦🇺 Liz Cambage5 seasons played · career day 1,82576.5 points per game
-38.6% vs Thompson at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Thompson002651.9124.6190.2
🇦🇺 Cambage0012.52676.5119.7

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.

MetricThompsonRetiredCambageRetired
All-Star selections54
Single-game points73
All-Star Game MVP awards2
NCAA titles1
Points per game peak27.223
WNBA single-game points record53
Olympic medals1
WNBL titles2
Dominance w25%8076
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%6068
Honours w20%7872
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Thompson78.9
Cambage78.2
The people
Thompson
Cambage

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