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McGuire vs English

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McGuireWinner
87.8

McGuire wins: Longevity, Honours

English
87.5

English wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Frank McGuire
87.8

McGuire leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Won the 1957 NCAA title with an unbeaten North Carolina team.

1. Frank McGuire
87.8
2. Alex English
87.5

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. 🇺🇸 Frank McGuire5 seasons played · career day 3,65298 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Alex English5 seasons played · career day 1,82674.5 points per game
-24.0% vs McGuire at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 McGuire0000066
🇺🇸 English005.213.450.7182.6

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.

MetricMcGuireRetiredEnglishRetired
NCAA championships1
Undefeated seasons1
College coaching wins550
NCAA Final Fours2
Seasons as a head coach30
Career points25,613
All-Star selections8
Scoring titles1
Career points per game21.5
Seasons played15
Dominance w25%8484
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%9088
Honours w20%8682
Statistics w15%8894

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GOAT Rank · the data
McGuire87.8
English87.5
The people
McGuire
English

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