Who is better, Cooper or Gola?
Tom Gola leads with a GOAT score of 83.6 against 83.5 for Cynthia Cooper — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cooper vs Gola
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Tom Gola above Cynthia Cooper: 83.6 vs 83.5. Tom Gola leads on Longevity, Statistics. Cynthia Cooper leads on Dominance.
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GolaWinner
83.6Gola wins: Longevity, Statistics
Cooper
83.5Cooper wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tom Gola
83.6
Gola leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Tom Gola
2. Cynthia Cooper
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. 🇺🇸 Tom Gola5 seasons played · career day 2,92167.8 points per game
-28.6% vs Cooper at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 🇺🇸 Gola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 82.8 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CooperRetired | GolaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| WNBA titles | 4 | — |
| Finals MVP | 4 | — |
| WNBA MVP awards | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| Scoring titles | 2 | — |
| Points per game | 21 | — |
| NBA titles | — | 1 |
| NCAA titles | — | 1 |
| All-Star selections | — | 5 |
| College career rebounds | — | 2,201 |
| Career points per game | — | 11.3 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Gola83.6
Cooper83.5
FAQ
Where does Cooper beat Gola?
Cooper scores higher on dominance. Gola leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Cooper vs Gola score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cooper: 83.5, Gola: 83.6.
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