WNBA titles
4
WNBA MVP awards
3
Defensive Player of the Year
3
Olympic golds
3
All-Star selections
6
Scoring titles
1
Category profile
- Dominance
- 82
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 78
- Honours
- 86
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.1 | |
| 1998 | 15.6 | |
| 1999 | 18.3 | |
| 2000 | 20.7 | |
| 2001 | 18.5 | |
| 2002 | 18.5 | |
| 2003 | 14.4 | |
| 2004 | 18.6 | |
| 2005 | 12.8 | |
| 2006 | 10 | |
| 2007 | 13 |
Data sources
- WNBA
- Basketball Reference
- Olympedia
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sheryl Swoopes ranks #127 in Basketball
Sheryl Swoopes ranks #127 in Basketball and #1032 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 83.5/100.
The verified career covers 1997–2011 and 11 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: WNBA titles 4, WNBA MVP awards 3, Defensive Player of the Year 3, Olympic golds 3.
Nearest context: ahead Cynthia Cooper (83.5); behind Cappie Pondexter (83.5). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sheryl Swoopes GOAT Score explained
- Dominance82/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity78/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours86/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Swoopes comparisons
Sheryl Swoopes — frequently asked
- Is Sheryl Swoopes the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sheryl Swoopes ranks #127 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 83.5/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Sheryl Swoopes's GOAT Score?
- 83.5/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 82 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 78 (20%), Honours 86 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Sheryl Swoopes rank all time?
- #1032 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #127 in Basketball.
- Sheryl Swoopes vs Cynthia Cooper: who ranks higher?
- Sheryl Swoopes ranks higher at 83.5 versus Cynthia Cooper at 83.5, a margin of 0.0 points.