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Gola vs Swoopes

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GolaWinner
83.6

Gola wins: Peak, Statistics

Swoopes
83.5

Swoopes wins: Dominance, Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Tom Gola
83.6

Gola leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. NCAA champion, NIT champion and an NBA title winner with Philadelphia.

1. Tom Gola
83.6
2. Sheryl Swoopes
83.5

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. 🇺🇸 Sheryl Swoopes5 seasons played · career day 1,82580.2 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Tom Gola5 seasons played · career day 2,92167.8 points per game
-15.5% vs Swoopes at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Gola000010.882.8
🇺🇸 Swoopes007.122.780.2144.5

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.

MetricGolaRetiredSwoopesRetired
NBA titles1
NCAA titles1
All-Star selections56
College career rebounds2,201
Career points per game11.3
WNBA titles4
WNBA MVP awards3
Defensive Player of the Year3
Olympic golds3
Scoring titles1
Dominance w25%8082
Peak w20%9088
Longevity w20%7878
Honours w20%8486
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Gola83.6
Swoopes83.5
The people
Gola
Swoopes

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