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Curry vs Thomas

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CurryWinner
84.5

Curry wins: Peak, Statistics

Thomas
84.2

Thomas wins: Longevity

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

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Denise Curry
84.5

Curry leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic gold medallist in 1984 and a Naismith Hall of Fame college legend at UCLA.

1. Denise Curry
84.5
2. Isiah Thomas
84.2

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. 🇺🇸 Denise Curry5 seasons played · career day 1,825110.6 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Isiah Thomas5 seasons played · career day 1,825103.3 points per game
-6.6% vs Curry at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Curry0018.440.8110.6182.8
🇺🇸 Thomas001739.9103.3180.3

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.

MetricCurryRetiredThomasRetired
Olympic gold medals1
World Championship golds1
UCLA career points3,198
Wade Trophy awards1
French league titles5
NBA titles2
Finals MVP1
All-Star selections12
Career assists9,061
All-Star MVP2
Points per game19.2
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%8082
Honours w20%8484
Statistics w15%8886

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GOAT Rank · the data
Curry84.5
Thomas84.2
The people
Curry
Thomas

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