Who is better, Cooper or Swoopes?
Cynthia Cooper leads with a GOAT score of 83.5 against 83.5 for Sheryl Swoopes — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cooper vs Swoopes
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Cynthia Cooper and Sheryl Swoopes level at 83.5. Cynthia Cooper leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Sheryl Swoopes leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
CooperWinner
83.5Cooper wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Swoopes
83.5Swoopes wins: Longevity, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Cynthia Cooper
83.5
Cooper leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cynthia Cooper
2. Sheryl Swoopes
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 Cooper5 seasons played · career day 5,84394.9 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sheryl Swoopes5 seasons played · career day 1,82580.2 points per game
-15.5% vs Cooper at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇺🇸 Swoopes | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 22.7 | 80.2 | 144.5 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cooper83.5
Swoopes83.5
FAQ
Where does Swoopes beat Cooper?
Swoopes scores higher on honours, longevity. Cooper leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Cooper vs Swoopes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cooper: 83.5, Swoopes: 83.5.
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