Who is better, Taurasi or Reed?
Diana Taurasi leads with a GOAT score of 94.2 against 15.6 for Paul Reed — a gap of 78.6 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Taurasi vs Reed
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TaurasiWinner
94.2Taurasi wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Reed
15.6Reed wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Diana Taurasi
94.2
Taurasi leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Reed — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Diana Taurasi
2. Paul Reed
Category breakdown
Season form · Points per game
Career timeline · Points per game
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 22 · Points per game
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 Reed — 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
Taurasi94.2
Reed15.6
FAQ
Where does Reed beat Taurasi?
Reed does not lead any of the five categories; Taurasi is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Taurasi vs Reed score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Taurasi: 94.2, Reed: 15.6.
What do you think?
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