Who is better, Crum or Taurasi?
Diana Taurasi leads with a GOAT score of 94.2 against 88.5 for Denny Crum — a gap of 5.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Crum vs Taurasi
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Diana Taurasi above Denny Crum: 94.2 vs 88.5. Diana Taurasi leads on Dominance, Honours, Longevity.
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TaurasiWinner
94.2Taurasi wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Crum
88.5Crum wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Diana Taurasi
94.2
Taurasi leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Crum — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Diana Taurasi
2. Denny Crum
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
Through age 22 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Diana Taurasi17 points per game
1 season by age 22 · 17 per season
Setting the pace at age 22
No verified birth date for Crum — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 22, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | CrumRetired | TaurasiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NCAA championships | 2 | — |
| NCAA Final Fours | 6 | — |
| College coaching wins | 675 | — |
| Conference titles | 15 | — |
| Seasons as a head coach | 30 | — |
| WNBA points | — | 10,646 |
| WNBA titles | — | 3 |
| Olympic golds | — | 6 |
| All-Star selections | — | 11 |
| Finals MVP | — | 1 |
| Seasons played | — | 20 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 94 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Taurasi94.2
Crum88.5
FAQ
Where does Crum beat Taurasi?
Crum does not lead any of the five categories; Taurasi is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Crum vs Taurasi score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Crum: 88.5, Taurasi: 94.2.
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