Who is better, Mourning or Catchings?
Alonzo Mourning leads with a GOAT score of 86.1 against 85.8 for Tamika Catchings — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Mourning vs Catchings
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Alonzo Mourning above Tamika Catchings: 86.1 vs 85.8. Alonzo Mourning leads on Peak, Statistics, Dominance. Tamika Catchings leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MourningWinner
86.1Mourning wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Catchings
85.8Catchings wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Alonzo Mourning
86.1
Mourning leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alonzo Mourning
2. Tamika Catchings
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Alonzo Mourning5 seasons played · career day 1,826329 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Tamika Catchings5 seasons played · career day 2,19088.4 points per game
-73.1% vs Mourning at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Mourning | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 248 | 691 |
| 🇺🇸 Catchings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 | 71.5 | 137.9 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MourningRetired | CatchingsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Defensive Player of the Year awards | 2 | — |
| NBA championships | 1 | — |
| All-Star selections | 7 | 10 |
| Career blocks | 2,356 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| WNBA titles | — | 1 |
| WNBA MVP awards | — | 1 |
| Defensive Player of the Year | — | 5 |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| Career steals | — | 1,074 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Mourning86.1
Catchings85.8
FAQ
Where does Catchings beat Mourning?
Catchings scores higher on honours, longevity. Mourning leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Mourning vs Catchings score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Mourning: 86.1, Catchings: 85.8.
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