GGOATRANK
AthletesTeams

McCoughtry vs Irving

Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.

GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
McCoughtryWinner
82.4

McCoughtry wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Irving
81.4

Irving wins: Longevity

Candidates
Locked to Basketball

Shareable URL · /compare/angel-mccoughtry-vs-kyrie-irving

Time range

Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

Category radar

Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Angel McCoughtry
82.4

McCoughtry leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Two-time WNBA scoring champion and two-time Olympic gold medallist.

1. Angel McCoughtry
82.4
2. Kyrie Irving
81.4

Category breakdown

Season form · Points per game

Career timeline · Points per game

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Points per game
1. 🇺🇸 Kyrie Irving5 seasons played · career day 1,825103.1 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Angel McCoughtry5 seasons played · career day 1,82597.2 points per game
-5.7% vs Irving at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 McCoughtry0012.834.297.2153.2
🇺🇸 Irving0018.541103.1203.9

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricMcCoughtryRetiredIrvingActive
Scoring titles2
Olympic golds22
All-Star selections59
Points per game peak21.6
WNBA Finals appearances3
NBA titles1
Points per game23.4
World Cup MVP awards1
Dominance w25%8076
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%7478
Honours w20%8280
Statistics w15%8888

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
McCoughtry82.4
Irving81.4
The people
McCoughtry
Irving

Loading votes

Create a free account to vote and comment.

Sign in to vote

What do you think?

0 comments

Make your case for McCoughtry vs Irving. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.

More debates

Browse the rivalry hub →