Who is better, Staley or Wang?
Wang Zhizhi leads with a GOAT score of 78.9 against 78.7 for Dawn Staley — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Staley vs Wang
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Wang Zhizhi above Dawn Staley: 78.9 vs 78.7. Wang Zhizhi leads on Longevity. Dawn Staley leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
WangWinner
78.9Wang wins: Longevity
Staley
78.7Staley wins: Dominance, Honours
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇳 Wang Zhizhi
78.9
Wang leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Wang Zhizhi
2. Dawn Staley
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. 🇨🇳 Wang Zhizhi5 seasons played · career day 1,825330 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Dawn Staley5 seasons played · career day 2,92148.9 points per game
-85.2% vs Wang at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Staley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 56.1 |
| 🇨🇳 Wang | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 330 | 674 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | StaleyRetired | WangRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| WNBA All-Star selections | 5 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| Career assists per game | 5.6 | — |
| Career points per game | 8.1 | — |
| CBA championships | — | 8 |
| Asian Championship golds | — | 4 |
| NBA seasons | — | 5 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 4 |
| CBA Finals MVP awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Wang78.9
Staley78.7
FAQ
Where does Staley beat Wang?
Staley scores higher on dominance, honours. Wang leads on longevity.
How is the Staley vs Wang score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Staley: 78.7, Wang: 78.9.
What do you think?
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