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Basketball · Forward · United States

Katrina McClain

1987–1998 · Olympic champion in 1988 and 1996 and a world champion in 1990.

Retired
Ranking model

100% titles, statistics, dominance, longevity and global competition depth.

Pure sporting data
86.5
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 79.8
Olympic gold medals
2
World Championship titles
2
Olympic medals
3
USA Basketball Player of the Year awards
3
Rebounds per game at 1996 Games
7

Category profile

Dominance
84
Peak
92
Longevity
80
Honours
88
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Points per game

SeasonPoints per gameShare of career
198750
198859
198968
199078
199187
199296
199388
199479
199571
199662
199754
199845

Data sources

  • NBA.com official statistics
  • Basketball Reference
  • Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method

Why Katrina McClain ranks #68 in Basketball

Katrina McClain ranks 68th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 433rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 86.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 92, Longevity 80, Honours 88, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1987–1998 with 12 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1992, which sets the Peak component at 92. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 92 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic gold medals 2, world championship titles 2, olympic medals 3, usa basketball player of the year awards 3.

Immediately ahead sits David Robinson on 86.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Chauncey Billups on 86.4. 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.

Katrina McClain GOAT Score explained

Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far McClain stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
Peak92/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1992. Scored 92/100.
Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 11 years of competition and 12 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
Honours88/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 88/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Katrina McClain — frequently asked

Is Katrina McClain the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Katrina McClain ranks 68th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 86.5, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
What is Katrina McClain's GOAT Score?
86.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 92 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 88 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Katrina McClain rank all time?
433rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 68th within Basketball.
Katrina McClain vs David Robinson: who ranks higher?
Katrina McClain, on 86.5 against David Robinson's 86.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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