WNBA assists
3,234
WNBA titles
4
Olympic golds
5
All-Star selections
13
Seasons played
19
Playoff games
82
Category profile
- Dominance
- 90
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 96
- Honours
- 92
- Statistics
- 90
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 14 | |
| 2003 | 12 | |
| 2004 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 12 | |
| 2006 | 12 | |
| 2007 | 11 | |
| 2008 | 10 | |
| 2009 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 13 | |
| 2012 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 10 | |
| 2017 | 9 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 6 | |
| 2020 | 5 |
Data sources
- WNBA
- Basketball Reference
- USA Basketball
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Sue Bird ranks #9 in Basketball
Sue Bird ranks #9 in Basketball and #66 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 91.2/100.
The verified career covers 2002–2022 and 19 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Longevity the strongest category at 96/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: WNBA assists 3234, WNBA titles 4, Olympic golds 5, All-Star selections 13.
Nearest context: ahead Magic Johnson (91.9); behind Larry Bird (91.2). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Sue Bird GOAT Score explained
- Dominance90/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity96/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 96/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours92/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 92/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics90/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 90/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Bird comparisons
Sue Bird — frequently asked
- Is Sue Bird the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Sue Bird ranks #9 in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 91.2/100, behind LeBron James (95.6).
- What is Sue Bird's GOAT Score?
- 91.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 90 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 96 (20%), Honours 92 (20%), Statistics 90 (15%).
- Where does Sue Bird rank all time?
- #66 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #9 in Basketball.
- Sue Bird vs Magic Johnson: who ranks higher?
- Magic Johnson ranks higher at 91.9 versus Sue Bird at 91.2, a margin of 0.7 points.