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Parker vs Whalen

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ParkerWinner
85.0

Parker wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

Whalen
84.1

Whalen wins: Longevity, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Candace Parker
85.0

Parker leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. MVP as a rookie, three WNBA titles with three franchises and two Olympic golds.

1. Candace Parker
85.0
2. Lindsay Whalen
84.1

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. 🇺🇸 Candace Parker5 seasons played · career day 1,82682.1 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lindsay Whalen5 seasons played · career day 1,82658.3 points per game
-29.0% vs Parker at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Parker0018.531.669.6153.7
🇺🇸 Whalen00617.443.3112.3

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.

MetricParkerRetiredWhalenRetired
WNBA titles34
WNBA MVP awards2
Finals MVP1
Olympic golds22
All-Star selections75
Defensive Player of the Year1
Career assists2,348
Seasons played15
Dominance w25%8278
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%8486
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%8684

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Parker85.0
Whalen84.1
The people
Parker
Whalen

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