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Paul vs Catchings

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CatchingsWinner
85.8

Catchings wins: Dominance, Honours

Paul
85.4

Paul wins: Peak, Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tamika Catchings
85.8

Catchings leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Five Defensive Player awards, four Olympic golds and a WNBA title.

1. Tamika Catchings
85.8
2. Chris Paul
85.4

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. 🇺🇸 Tamika Catchings5 seasons played · career day 2,19088.4 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Chris Paul5 seasons played · career day 1,82550 points per game
-43.4% vs Catchings at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Paul007.816.75089.3
🇺🇸 Catchings00018.671.5137.9

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.

MetricPaulActiveCatchingsRetired
All-Star selections1210
Assist titles5
Steals titles6
Olympic golds24
Career assists12,500
All-NBA selections11
WNBA titles1
WNBA MVP awards1
Defensive Player of the Year5
Career steals1,074
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%8886
Longevity w20%9288
Honours w20%7888
Statistics w15%9286

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GOAT Rank · the data
Catchings85.8
Paul85.4
The people
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Catchings

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