Who is better, Boswell or Murphy?
Sonny Boswell leads with a GOAT score of 75.0 against 74.8 for Stretch Murphy — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Boswell vs Murphy
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sonny Boswell above Stretch Murphy: 75.0 vs 74.8. Sonny Boswell leads on Longevity, Statistics. Stretch Murphy leads on Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BoswellWinner
75.0Boswell wins: Longevity, Statistics
Murphy
74.8Murphy wins: Dominance, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sonny Boswell
75.0
Boswell leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sonny Boswell
2. Stretch Murphy
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. 🇺🇸 Sonny Boswell5 seasons played · career day 1,825420 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Stretch Murphy5 seasons played · career day 1,825404 points per game
-3.8% vs Boswell at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Boswell | 0 | 0 | 70 | 154 | 420 | 700 |
| 🇺🇸 Murphy | 0 | 0 | 66 | 146 | 404 | 644 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BoswellRetired | MurphyRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Professional Tournament titles | 1 | — |
| Tournament top-scorer awards | 1 | — |
| Seasons with the Globetrotters | 5 | — |
| NBL seasons | 3 | — |
| Years at the top level | 10 | — |
| National championships | — | 1 |
| All-American selections | — | 2 |
| Hall of Fame induction | — | 1,960 |
| Big Ten titles | — | 2 |
| College seasons | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 74 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 72 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 74 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Boswell75.0
Murphy74.8
FAQ
Where does Murphy beat Boswell?
Murphy scores higher on dominance, honours. Boswell leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Boswell vs Murphy score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Boswell: 75.0, Murphy: 74.8.
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