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Stojaković vs Thurmond

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StojakovićWinner
80.6

Stojaković wins: Honours

Thurmond
80.6

Thurmond wins: Dominance, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇸 Peja Stojaković
80.6

Stojaković leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. One of the great shooters: two three-point contest wins and a 2011 title.

1. Peja Stojaković
80.6
2. Nate Thurmond
80.6

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. 🇷🇸 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 day30100365100018253650
🇷🇸 Stojaković0000061.9
🇺🇸 Thurmond00718.674.1159.1

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.

MetricStojakovićRetiredThurmondRetired
NBA titles1
All-Star selections37
Three-point contest wins2
Career three-point percentage40.1
World Championship golds1
All-Defensive teams5
Rebounds per game15
Career rebounds14,464
Quadruple-doubles1
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%8686
Longevity w20%8080
Honours w20%8076
Statistics w15%8688

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GOAT Rank · the data
Stojaković80.6
Thurmond80.6
The people
Stojaković
Thurmond

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