Who is better, McDermott or Holdsclaw?
Chamique Holdsclaw leads with a GOAT score of 84.4 against 84.3 for Bobby McDermott — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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McDermott vs Holdsclaw
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Chamique Holdsclaw above Bobby McDermott: 84.4 vs 84.3. Chamique Holdsclaw leads on Statistics. Bobby McDermott leads on Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HoldsclawWinner
84.4Holdsclaw wins: Statistics
McDermott
84.3McDermott wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Chamique Holdsclaw
84.4
Holdsclaw leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Chamique Holdsclaw
2. Bobby McDermott
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. 🇺🇸 Chamique Holdsclaw5 seasons played · career day 1,825366 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Bobby McDermott5 seasons played · career day 1,825358 points per game
-2.2% vs Holdsclaw at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 McDermott | 0 | 0 | 58 | 124 | 358 | 728 |
| 🇺🇸 Holdsclaw | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 366 | 694 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | McDermottRetired | HoldsclawRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBL Most Valuable Player awards | 1 | — |
| World Professional Tournament titles | 3 | — |
| NBL championships | 2 | — |
| All-NBL first team selections | 7 | — |
| Hall of Fame induction | 1,988 | — |
| NCAA titles | — | 3 |
| WNBA All-Star selections | — | 6 |
| WNBA Rookie of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| WNBA scoring titles | — | 1 |
| Career WNBA points | — | 3,025 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 90 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Holdsclaw84.4
McDermott84.3
FAQ
Where does McDermott beat Holdsclaw?
McDermott scores higher on dominance. Holdsclaw leads on statistics.
How is the McDermott vs Holdsclaw score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. McDermott: 84.3, Holdsclaw: 84.4.
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