Who is better, Jones or Catchings?
K.C. Jones leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.8 for Tamika Catchings — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Jones vs Catchings
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores K.C. Jones and Tamika Catchings level at 85.8. K.C. Jones leads on Honours. Tamika Catchings leads on Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
JonesWinner
85.8Jones wins: Honours
Catchings
85.8Catchings wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 K.C. Jones
85.8
Jones leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. K.C. Jones
2. Tamika Catchings
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
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Tamika Catchings5 seasons played · career day 2,19088.4 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 K.C. Jones5 seasons played · career day 1,82529.3 points per game
-66.9% vs Catchings at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jones | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 29.3 | 57.4 |
| 🇺🇸 Catchings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.6 | 71.5 | 137.9 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | JonesRetired | CatchingsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| NBA titles as player | 8 | — |
| NBA titles as coach | 2 | — |
| Olympic golds | 1 | 4 |
| Career assists | 2,908 | — |
| Games played | 676 | — |
| WNBA titles | — | 1 |
| WNBA MVP awards | — | 1 |
| Defensive Player of the Year | — | 5 |
| All-Star selections | — | 10 |
| Career steals | — | 1,074 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Jones85.8
Catchings85.8
FAQ
Where does Catchings beat Jones?
Catchings scores higher on statistics. Jones leads on honours.
How is the Jones vs Catchings score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Jones: 85.8, Catchings: 85.8.
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