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King vs Arcain

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ArcainWinner
82.3

Arcain wins: Longevity, Honours

King
82.2

King wins: Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇧🇷 Janeth Arcain
82.3

Arcain leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Won four straight WNBA titles with the Houston Comets and a world title with Brazil.

1. Janeth Arcain
82.3
2. Bernard King
82.2

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. 🇧🇷 Janeth Arcain5 seasons played · career day 1,825340 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bernard King5 seasons played · career day 1,825334 points per game
-1.8% vs Arcain at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 King0055116334693
🇧🇷 Arcain0052112340698

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.

MetricKingRetiredArcainRetired
Scoring titles1
All-Star selections4
Career points19,655
Career points per game22.5
All-NBA first teams2
WNBA championships4
World Championship golds1
Olympic medals2
WNBA All-Star selections2
Olympic Games contested4
Dominance w25%7878
Peak w20%9286
Longevity w20%7884
Honours w20%7684
Statistics w15%9080

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Arcain82.3
King82.2
The people
King
Arcain

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