Who is better, Thurmond or Stojaković?
Nate Thurmond leads with a GOAT score of 80.6 against 80.6 for Peja Stojaković — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Thurmond vs Stojaković
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Nate Thurmond and Peja Stojaković level at 80.6. Nate Thurmond leads on Dominance, Statistics. Peja Stojaković leads on Honours.
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ThurmondWinner
80.6Thurmond wins: Dominance, Statistics
Stojaković
80.6Stojaković wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Nate Thurmond
80.6
Thurmond leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Nate Thurmond
2. Peja Stojaković
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. 🇷🇸 Peja Stojaković5 seasons played · career day 3,65181.1 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Nate Thurmond5 seasons played · career day 1,82574.1 points per game
-8.6% vs Stojaković at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Thurmond | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18.6 | 74.1 | 159.1 |
| 🇷🇸 Stojaković | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.9 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ThurmondRetired | StojakovićRetired |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selections | 7 | 3 |
| All-Defensive teams | 5 | — |
| Rebounds per game | 15 | — |
| Career rebounds | 14,464 | — |
| Quadruple-doubles | 1 | — |
| NBA titles | — | 1 |
| Three-point contest wins | — | 2 |
| Career three-point percentage | — | 40.1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Thurmond80.6
Stojaković80.6
FAQ
Where does Stojaković beat Thurmond?
Stojaković scores higher on honours. Thurmond leads on dominance, statistics.
How is the Thurmond vs Stojaković score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Thurmond: 80.6, Stojaković: 80.6.
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