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Cooper vs Ewing

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CooperWinner
83.4

Cooper wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Ewing
83.4

Ewing wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Charles Cooper
83.4

Cooper leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Centre of the New York Rens, world professional champions in 1939.

1. Charles Cooper
83.4
2. Patrick Ewing
83.4

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. 🇺🇸 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 day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Cooper0062136404766
🇺🇸 Ewing002041.5113212.3

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.

MetricCooperRetiredEwingRetired
World Professional Tournament titles1
Rens win streak in 1932-3388
Hall of Fame induction1,977
Seasons with the Rens11
Years at the top level17
All-Star selections11
Career points24,815
Career blocks2,894
Olympic golds2
Rookie of the Year1
Finals appearances2
Dominance w25%8480
Peak w20%9087
Longevity w20%8286
Honours w20%8078
Statistics w15%8088

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GOAT Rank · the data
Cooper83.4
Ewing83.4
The people
Cooper
Ewing

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