Who is better, Cooper or Durant?
Cynthia Cooper-Dyke leads with a GOAT score of 89.1 against 88.8 for Kevin Durant — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Cynthia Cooper-Dyke above Kevin Durant: 89.1 vs 88.8. Cynthia Cooper-Dyke leads on Peak, Honours, Dominance. Kevin Durant leads on Longevity.
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CooperWinner
89.1Cooper wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Durant
88.8Durant wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
89.1
Cooper leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
2. Kevin Durant
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. 🇺🇸 Cynthia Cooper-Dyke5 seasons played · career day 1,825293 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Kevin Durant5 seasons played · career day 1,825131.4 points per game
-55.2% vs Cooper at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cooper | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 293 | 607 |
| 🇺🇸 Durant | 0 | 0 | 20.3 | 45.6 | 131.4 | 245.1 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CooperRetired | DurantActive · Houston Rockets |
|---|---|---|
| WNBA titles | 4 | — |
| WNBA Finals MVP awards | 4 | — |
| WNBA MVP awards | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| WNBA points per game | 21 | — |
| NBA titles | — | 2 |
| MVP awards | — | 1 |
| Finals MVP | — | 2 |
| Scoring titles | — | 4 |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| All-Star selections | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 87 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cooper89.1
Durant88.8
FAQ
Where does Durant beat Cooper?
Durant scores higher on longevity. Cooper leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Cooper vs Durant score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cooper: 89.1, Durant: 88.8.
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