Who is better, Ewing or Swoopes?
Sheryl Swoopes leads with a GOAT score of 83.5 against 83.4 for Patrick Ewing — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ewing vs Swoopes
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sheryl Swoopes above Patrick Ewing: 83.5 vs 83.4. Sheryl Swoopes leads on Honours, Dominance, Peak. Patrick Ewing leads on Longevity, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SwoopesWinner
83.5Swoopes wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Ewing
83.4Ewing wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sheryl Swoopes
83.5
Swoopes leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Sheryl Swoopes
2. Patrick Ewing
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. 🇺🇸 Patrick Ewing5 seasons played · career day 1,825113 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sheryl Swoopes5 seasons played · career day 1,82580.2 points per game
-29.0% vs Ewing at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ewing | 0 | 0 | 20 | 41.5 | 113 | 212.3 |
| 🇺🇸 Swoopes | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 22.7 | 80.2 | 144.5 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | EwingRetired | SwoopesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selections | 11 | 6 |
| Career points | 24,815 | — |
| Career blocks | 2,894 | — |
| Olympic golds | 2 | 3 |
| Rookie of the Year | 1 | — |
| Finals appearances | 2 | — |
| WNBA titles | — | 4 |
| WNBA MVP awards | — | 3 |
| Defensive Player of the Year | — | 3 |
| Scoring titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 87 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Swoopes83.5
Ewing83.4
FAQ
Where does Ewing beat Swoopes?
Ewing scores higher on statistics, longevity. Swoopes leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Ewing vs Swoopes score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ewing: 83.4, Swoopes: 83.5.
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