Who is better, Taurasi or Kareem?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads with a GOAT score of 95.2 against 94.2 for Diana Taurasi — a gap of 1.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Taurasi vs Kareem
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar above Diana Taurasi: 95.2 vs 94.2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak.
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KareemWinner
95.2Kareem wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Taurasi
94.2Taurasi wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
95.2
Kareem leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
2. Diana Taurasi
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 Kareem — 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.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kareem95.2
Taurasi94.2
FAQ
Where does Taurasi beat Kareem?
Taurasi does not lead any of the five categories; Kareem is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Taurasi vs Kareem score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Taurasi: 94.2, Kareem: 95.2.
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