Who is better, Ewing or Cooper?
Patrick Ewing leads with a GOAT score of 83.4 against 83.4 for Charles Cooper — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ewing vs Cooper
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Patrick Ewing and Charles Cooper level at 83.4. Patrick Ewing leads on Statistics, Longevity. Charles Cooper leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
EwingWinner
83.4Ewing wins: Longevity, Statistics
Cooper
83.4Cooper wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Patrick Ewing
83.4
Ewing leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Patrick Ewing
2. Charles Cooper
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. 🇺🇸 Charles Cooper5 seasons played · career day 1,825404 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Patrick Ewing5 seasons played · career day 1,825113 points per game
-72.0% vs Cooper at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ewing | 0 | 0 | 20 | 41.5 | 113 | 212.3 |
| 🇺🇸 Cooper | 0 | 0 | 62 | 136 | 404 | 766 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | EwingRetired | CooperRetired |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selections | 11 | — |
| Career points | 24,815 | — |
| Career blocks | 2,894 | — |
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| Finals appearances | 2 | — |
| World Professional Tournament titles | — | 1 |
| Rens win streak in 1932-33 | — | 88 |
| Hall of Fame induction | — | 1,977 |
| Seasons with the Rens | — | 11 |
| Years at the top level | — | 17 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 87 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ewing83.4
Cooper83.4
FAQ
Where does Cooper beat Ewing?
Cooper scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Ewing leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Ewing vs Cooper score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ewing: 83.4, Cooper: 83.4.
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