Who is better, Clark or Gobert?
Caitlin Clark leads with a GOAT score of 69.6 against 67.6 for Rudy Gobert — a gap of 2.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Clark vs Gobert
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ClarkWinner
69.6Clark wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Gobert
67.6Gobert wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Caitlin Clark
69.6
Clark leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Caitlin Clark
2. Rudy Gobert
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
Through age 21 · Points per game
1. 🇺🇸 Caitlin Clark85 points per game
3 seasons by age 21 · 28.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Gobert — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | ClarkActive | GobertActive · Minnesota Timberwolves |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA career points | 3,951 | — |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| All-Star selections | 2 | — |
| Rookie season assists | 337 | — |
| Three-pointers (rookie record) | 122 | — |
| Seasons played | 2 | — |
| NBA games | — | 905 |
| NBA points | — | 11,291 |
| NBA award: All-Defensive 1st Team | — | 8 |
| NBA award: All-Defensive 2nd Team | — | 1 |
| NBA award: Defensive Player of the Year | — | 4 |
| NBA award: All-NBA 3rd Team | — | 3 |
| NBA award: All-NBA 2nd Team | — | 1 |
| NBA award: NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | — | 3 |
| NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award | — | 3x |
| Knight of the National Order of Merit | — | 1 |
| Number | — | 27 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 66.9 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 63.8 |
| Longevity w20% | 40 | 66.6 |
| Honours w20% | 62 | 70 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 72.2 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Clark69.6
Gobert67.6
FAQ
Where does Gobert beat Clark?
Gobert scores higher on honours, longevity. Clark leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Clark vs Gobert score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Clark: 69.6, Gobert: 67.6.
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