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Margo Dydek

1994–2008 · The WNBA's all-time blocks leader and its tallest ever player.

Retired
Ranking model

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

Pure sporting data
81.2
Cultural & brand footprint 58/100 · total legacy 76.9
Career blocks
877
Blocks titles
5
All-Star selections
1
WNBA seasons
11
Blocks per game peak
3.7

Category profile

Dominance
74
Peak
86
Longevity
84
Honours
76
Statistics
90

Career timeline · Points per game

SeasonPoints per gameShare of career
199812.9
199912
200011.2
200110.5
20029.3
20038.1
20047.3
20056.6
20065.8
20074.4
20083.5

Data sources

  • WNBA
  • Basketball Reference

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

Why Margo Dydek ranks #139 in Basketball

Margo Dydek ranks 139th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 800th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 74, Peak 86, Longevity 84, Honours 76, Statistics 90. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 402 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.

The record covers 1994–2008 with 11 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1998, which sets the Peak component at 86. Statistics is the defining strength of the profile at 90 out of 100, and it carries 15% of the final score. The underlying career record includes career blocks 877, blocks titles 5, all-star selections 1, wnba seasons 11.

Immediately ahead sits Karl-Anthony Towns on 81.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Bob Davies on 81.1. 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.

Margo Dydek GOAT Score explained

Dominance74/100 · weight 25%
Measures how far Dydek stood above the field while competing. Scored 74/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
Peak86/100 · weight 20%
Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1998. Scored 86/100.
Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
Rewards staying at that level over time: 14 years of competition and 11 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
Honours76/100 · weight 20%
Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 76/100.
Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 90/100.

Margo Dydek — frequently asked

Is Margo Dydek the GOAT?
Not on the current data. Margo Dydek ranks 139th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.2, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
What is Margo Dydek's GOAT Score?
81.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 74 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 76 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
Where does Margo Dydek rank all time?
800th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 139th within Basketball.
Margo Dydek vs Karl-Anthony Towns: who ranks higher?
Margo Dydek, on 81.2 against Karl-Anthony Towns's 81.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.
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