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Clifton vs Griner

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GrinerWinner
79.7

Griner wins: Dominance, Statistics

Clifton
79.5

Clifton wins: Longevity

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Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Brittney Griner
79.7

Griner leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. WNBA champion, two Olympic golds and the league's premier shot blocker.

1. Brittney Griner
79.7
2. Nat Clifton
79.5

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. 🇺🇸 Brittney Griner5 seasons played · career day 1,82579.7 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Nat Clifton5 seasons played · career day 4,74752.5 points per game
-34.1% vs Griner at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Clifton000008.6
🇺🇸 Griner0012.628.279.7159.1

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.

MetricCliftonRetiredGrinerActive
All-Star selections110
NBA games played468
Career points per game1017.7
Career rebounds per game8.2
NBA Finals appearances3
WNBA titles1
Olympic golds2
Blocking titles8
Dominance w25%7278
Peak w20%8484
Longevity w20%8274
Honours w20%8080
Statistics w15%8284

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Griner79.7
Clifton79.5
The people
Clifton
Griner

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