Who is better, Bird or Edwards?
Larry Bird leads with a GOAT score of 91.2 against 90.8 for Teresa Edwards — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bird vs Edwards
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Larry Bird above Teresa Edwards: 91.2 vs 90.8. Larry Bird leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak. Teresa Edwards leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BirdWinner
91.2Bird wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Edwards
90.8Edwards wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Larry Bird
91.2
Bird leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Larry Bird
2. Teresa Edwards
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. 🇺🇸 Teresa Edwards5 seasons played · career day 1,826310 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Larry Bird5 seasons played · career day 1,825113.2 points per game
-63.5% vs Edwards at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Bird | 0 | 0 | 21.3 | 42.5 | 113.2 | 225.7 |
| 🇺🇸 Edwards | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 236 | 662 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BirdRetired | EdwardsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBA titles | 3 | — |
| MVP awards | 3 | — |
| Finals MVP | 2 | — |
| All-Star selections | 12 | — |
| Career points | 21,791 | — |
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 4 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 5 |
| World Championship titles | — | 2 |
| Olympic assists record | — | 143 |
| Seasons played | — | 21 |
| Dominance w25% | 93 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 93 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bird91.2
Edwards90.8
FAQ
Where does Edwards beat Bird?
Edwards scores higher on longevity. Bird leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Bird vs Edwards score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bird: 91.2, Edwards: 90.8.
What do you think?
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