Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 80
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 82
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.1 | |
| 1998 | 5.7 | |
| 1999 | 5.5 | |
| 2000 | 5.9 | |
| 2001 | 5.5 | |
| 2002 | 4.6 | |
| 2003 | 2.9 | |
| 2004 | 2 |
Data sources
- WNBA
- Basketball Reference
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Teresa Weatherspoon ranks #71 in Basketball
Teresa Weatherspoon ranks 71st among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 573rd of 1063 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 81.3 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 88, Longevity 80, Honours 82, Statistics 82. 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 1988–2004 with 8 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1997, 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 defensive player of the year awards 2, all-star selections 5, assist titles 2, olympic golds 1.
Immediately ahead sits Carmelo Anthony on 80.2, a gap of -1.1 points. Directly behind is Kyrie Irving on 81.4. 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.
Teresa Weatherspoon GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Weatherspoon stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1997. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity80/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 8 recorded seasons. Scored 80/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics82/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 82/100.
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Teresa Weatherspoon — frequently asked
- Is Teresa Weatherspoon the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Teresa Weatherspoon ranks 71st in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 81.3, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Teresa Weatherspoon's GOAT Score?
- 81.3 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 80 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 82 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Teresa Weatherspoon rank all time?
- 573rd of 1063 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 71st within Basketball.
- Teresa Weatherspoon vs Carmelo Anthony: who ranks higher?
- Teresa Weatherspoon, on 81.3 against Carmelo Anthony's 80.2 — a margin of 1.1 points.