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Monroe vs Kurland

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MonroeWinner
85.2

Monroe wins: Longevity, Statistics

Kurland
85.1

Kurland wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Earl Monroe
85.2

Monroe leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Earl the Pearl won the 1973 title with the Knicks after a Rookie of the Year season.

1. Earl Monroe
85.2
2. Bob Kurland
85.1

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. 🇺🇸 Earl Monroe5 seasons played · career day 1,825366 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bob Kurland5 seasons played · career day 2,19077.6 points per game
-78.8% vs Monroe at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Monroe0050112366688
🇺🇸 Kurland0001060.6122.6

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.

MetricMonroeRetiredKurlandRetired
NBA championships1
All-Star selections4
Rookie of the Year awards1
Career points17,454
Points per game19
Olympic golds2
NCAA titles2
NCAA tournament MVP awards2
AAU national titles3
Hall of Fame inductions1
Dominance w25%8286
Peak w20%9294
Longevity w20%8072
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%9088

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Monroe85.2
Kurland85.1
The people
Monroe
Kurland

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