Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 18.1 | |
| 2014 | 17.6 | |
| 2015 | 23.4 | |
| 2016 | 21.5 | |
| 2017 | 19.5 | |
| 2018 | 20.7 | |
| 2019 | 19.5 | |
| 2020 | 17 | |
| 2021 | 17.6 |
Data sources
- WNBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Elena Delle Donne ranks #85 in Basketball
Elena Delle Donne ranks 85th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 682nd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 80.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 74, Honours 80, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2013–2023 with 9 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2015, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes wnba titles 1, wnba mvp awards 2, olympic golds 1, all-star selections 7.
Immediately ahead sits James Worthy on 80.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Luka Dončić on 81.5. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Elena Delle Donne GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Delle Donne stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2015. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 10 years of competition and 9 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
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Elena Delle Donne — frequently asked
- Is Elena Delle Donne the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Elena Delle Donne ranks 85th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 80.5, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Elena Delle Donne's GOAT Score?
- 80.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Elena Delle Donne rank all time?
- 682nd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 85th within Basketball.
- Elena Delle Donne vs James Worthy: who ranks higher?
- Elena Delle Donne, on 80.5 against James Worthy's 80.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.