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Griffith vs Wilkens

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GriffithWinner
84.0

Griffith wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics

Wilkens
81.5

Wilkens wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Yolanda Griffith
84.0

Griffith leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. WNBA MVP in 1999 and Finals MVP for Sacramento in 2005.

1. Yolanda Griffith
84.0
2. Lenny Wilkens
81.5

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. 🇺🇸 Yolanda Griffith5 seasons played · career day 2,55580.9 points per game
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Lenny Wilkens5 seasons played · career day 1,82668.9 points per game
-14.8% vs Griffith at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Griffith000051.3107
🇺🇸 Wilkens0011.72351.2145.8

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.

MetricGriffithRetiredWilkensRetired
WNBA titles1
MVP awards1
Finals MVP awards1
Olympic golds2
Rebounding titles3
All-Star selections9
NBA titles as coach1
Career assists7,211
Points per game16.5
Coaching wins1,332
Dominance w25%8074
Peak w20%9084
Longevity w20%7888
Honours w20%8680
Statistics w15%8884

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GOAT Rank · the data
Griffith84.0
Wilkens81.5
The people
Griffith
Wilkens

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