Who is better, Taurasi or Kalkbrenner?
Diana Taurasi leads with a GOAT score of 94.2 against 19.7 for Ryan Kalkbrenner — a gap of 74.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Taurasi vs Kalkbrenner
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TaurasiWinner
94.2Taurasi wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Kalkbrenner
19.7Kalkbrenner wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Diana Taurasi
94.2
Taurasi leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Kalkbrenner — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Diana Taurasi
2. Ryan Kalkbrenner
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 Kalkbrenner — 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 | TaurasiRetired | KalkbrennerActive · Charlotte Hornets |
|---|---|---|
| WNBA points | 10,646 | — |
| WNBA titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds | 6 | — |
| All-Star selections | 11 | — |
| Finals MVP | 1 | — |
| Seasons played | 20 | — |
| NBA games | — | 69 |
| NBA points | — | 524 |
| Number | — | 11 |
| Dominance w25% | 94 | 20 |
| Peak w20% | 93 | 24.1 |
| Longevity w20% | 96 | 18 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 16 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 20.7 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Taurasi94.2
Kalkbrenner19.7
FAQ
Where does Kalkbrenner beat Taurasi?
Kalkbrenner does not lead any of the five categories; Taurasi is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Taurasi vs Kalkbrenner score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Taurasi: 94.2, Kalkbrenner: 19.7.
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