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Costello vs Edwards

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CostelloWinner
76.9

Costello wins: Longevity

Edwards
76.7

Edwards wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Larry Costello
76.9

Costello leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Six-time NBA All-Star guard and a champion with the 1967 Philadelphia 76ers.

1. Larry Costello
76.9
2. Anthony Edwards
76.7

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. 🇺🇸 Anthony Edwards5 seasons played · career day 1,826118.7 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Larry Costello5 seasons played · career day 1,82562.1 points per game
-47.7% vs Edwards at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Costello008.318.362.1113
🇺🇸 Edwards0019.340.691.1144.7

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.

MetricCostelloRetiredEdwardsActive
NBA championships1
NBA All-Star selections6
Career points per game12.2
Career assists3,215
NBA seasons12
All-Star selections3
Olympic golds1
All-NBA teams2
Points per game peak27.6
Career points8,000
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%8288
Longevity w20%8058
Honours w20%7474
Statistics w15%7888

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GOAT Rank · the data
Costello76.9
Edwards76.7
The people
Costello
Edwards

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