Who is better, Cooper or Karl Malone?
Karl Malone leads with a GOAT score of 89.2 against 89.1 for Cynthia Cooper-Dyke — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cooper vs Karl Malone
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Karl Malone above Cynthia Cooper-Dyke: 89.2 vs 89.1. Karl Malone leads on Longevity, Statistics. Cynthia Cooper-Dyke leads on Honours, Peak, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
Karl MaloneWinner
89.2Karl Malone wins: Longevity, Statistics
Cooper
89.1Cooper wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Karl Malone
89.2
Karl Malone leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Karl Malone
2. Cynthia Cooper-Dyke
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. 🇺🇸 Karl Malone5 seasons played · career day 1,825124.4 points per game
-57.5% vs Cooper at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cooper | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 293 | 607 |
| 🇺🇸 Karl Malone | 0 | 0 | 14.9 | 36.6 | 124.4 | 233.6 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CooperRetired | Karl MaloneRetired |
|---|---|---|
| WNBA titles | 4 | — |
| WNBA Finals MVP awards | 4 | — |
| WNBA MVP awards | 2 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| WNBA points per game | 21 | — |
| MVP awards | — | 2 |
| All-Star selections | — | 14 |
| Career points | — | 36,928 |
| Olympic golds | — | 2 |
| Career rebounds | — | 14,968 |
| Finals appearances | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 94 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Karl Malone89.2
Cooper89.1
FAQ
Where does Cooper beat Karl Malone?
Cooper scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Karl Malone leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Cooper vs Karl Malone score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cooper: 89.1, Karl Malone: 89.2.
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