Who is better, James or Edwards?
Turk Edwards leads with a GOAT score of 84.4 against 84.3 for Edgerrin James — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Turk Edwards above Edgerrin James: 84.4 vs 84.3. Turk Edwards leads on Honours, Dominance. Edgerrin James leads on Statistics, Longevity, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
EdwardsWinner
84.4Edwards wins: Dominance, Honours
James
84.3James wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Turk Edwards
84.4
Edwards leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Turk Edwards
2. Edgerrin James
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Edgerrin James5 seasons played · career day 1,8256,172 touchdowns
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Turk Edwards5 seasons played · career day 1,826363 touchdowns
-94.1% vs James at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 James | 0 | 0 | 1,553 | 3,262 | 6,172 | 11,607 |
| 🇺🇸 Edwards | 0 | 0 | 50 | 111 | 268 | 606 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Edwards84.4
James84.3
FAQ
Where does James beat Edwards?
James scores higher on peak, statistics, longevity. Edwards leads on dominance, honours.
How is the James vs Edwards score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. James: 84.3, Edwards: 84.4.
What do you think?
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