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Dydek vs Towns

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DydekWinner
81.2

Dydek wins: Longevity

Towns
81.2

Towns wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇱 Margo Dydek
81.2

Dydek leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. The WNBA's all-time blocks leader and its tallest ever player.

1. Margo Dydek
81.2
2. Karl-Anthony Towns
81.2

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

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through season 5 · Points per game
1. 🇺🇸 Karl-Anthony Towns5 seasons played · career day 1,825115.6 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇱 Margo Dydek5 seasons played · career day 3,28655.9 points per game
-51.6% vs Towns at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇵🇱 Dydek000012.955.9
🇺🇸 Towns0018.343.4115.6207.6

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricDydekRetiredTownsActive
Career blocks877
Blocks titles5
All-Star selections15
WNBA seasons11
Blocks per game peak3.7
Rookie of the Year awards1
Olympic golds1
Three-point contest wins1
Points per game peak25.1
Dominance w25%7476
Peak w20%8688
Longevity w20%8478
Honours w20%7676
Statistics w15%9092

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GOAT Rank · the data
Dydek81.2
Towns81.2
The people
Dydek
Towns

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