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Irving vs Weatherspoon

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IrvingWinner
81.4

Irving wins: Statistics

Weatherspoon
81.3

Weatherspoon wins: Longevity, Honours

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Time range

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

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kyrie Irving
81.4

Irving leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Hit the title-winning shot of the 2016 Finals for Cleveland.

1. Kyrie Irving
81.4
2. Teresa Weatherspoon
81.3

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. 🇺🇸 Kyrie Irving5 seasons played · career day 1,825103.1 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Teresa Weatherspoon5 seasons played · career day 5,11328.7 points per game
-72.2% vs Irving at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Irving0018.541103.1203.9
🇺🇸 Weatherspoon000000

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.

MetricIrvingActiveWeatherspoonRetired
NBA titles1
All-Star selections95
Olympic golds21
Points per game23.4
World Cup MVP awards1
Defensive Player of the Year awards2
Assist titles2
Career WNBA assists1,338
Dominance w25%7676
Peak w20%8888
Longevity w20%7880
Honours w20%8082
Statistics w15%8882

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GOAT Rank · the data
Irving81.4
Weatherspoon81.3
The people
Irving
Weatherspoon

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