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Hatchell vs Hannum

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HatchellWinner
88.0

Hatchell wins: Longevity

Hannum
87.8

Hannum wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Sylvia Hatchell
88.0

Hatchell leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Won over 1,000 games and the 1994 NCAA title with North Carolina.

1. Sylvia Hatchell
88.0
2. Alex Hannum
87.8

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. 🇺🇸 Alex Hannum5 seasons played · career day 5,113231 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Sylvia Hatchell5 seasons played · career day 2,191100 points per game
-56.7% vs Hannum at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
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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.

MetricHatchellRetiredHannumRetired
College coaching wins1,023
NCAA championships1
National titles across divisions3
ACC titles6
Seasons as a head coach4415
NBA championships2
ABA championships1
Career coaching wins649
Coach of the Year awards1
Dominance w25%8286
Peak w20%9094
Longevity w20%9482
Honours w20%8688
Statistics w15%9090

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GOAT Rank · the data
Hatchell88.0
Hannum87.8
The people
Hatchell
Hannum

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