Who is better, Holdsclaw or Curry?
Denise Curry leads with a GOAT score of 84.5 against 84.4 for Chamique Holdsclaw — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Denise Curry above Chamique Holdsclaw: 84.5 vs 84.4. Denise Curry leads on Longevity, Honours. Chamique Holdsclaw leads on Peak, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Curry wins: Longevity, Honours
Holdsclaw wins: Peak, Statistics
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Curry leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Holdsclaw | 0 | 0 | 50 | 112 | 366 | 694 |
| 🇺🇸 Curry | 0 | 0 | 18.4 | 40.8 | 110.6 | 182.8 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | HoldsclawRetired | CurryRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA titles | 3 | — |
| WNBA All-Star selections | 6 | — |
| WNBA Rookie of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| WNBA scoring titles | 1 | — |
| Career WNBA points | 3,025 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| UCLA career points | — | 3,198 |
| Wade Trophy awards | — | 1 |
| French league titles | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
Denise Curry leads with a GOAT score of 84.5 against 84.4 for Chamique Holdsclaw — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Holdsclaw scores higher on peak, statistics. Curry leads on honours, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Holdsclaw: 84.4, Curry: 84.5.
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