Who is better, Taurasi or Bird?
Diana Taurasi leads with a GOAT score of 94.2 against 91.2 for Sue Bird — a gap of 3.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Taurasi vs Bird
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TaurasiWinner
94.2Taurasi wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Bird
91.2Bird wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Diana Taurasi
94.2
Taurasi leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Diana Taurasi
2. Sue Bird
Category breakdown
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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
2. 🇺🇸 Sue Bird14 points per game
1 season by age 22 · 14 per season
Bird is -17.6% behind Taurasi's pace at age 22
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.
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GOAT Rank · the data
Taurasi94.2
Bird91.2
FAQ
Where does Bird beat Taurasi?
Bird does not lead any of the five categories; Taurasi is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Taurasi vs Bird score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Taurasi: 94.2, Bird: 91.2.
What do you think?
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