- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2004–2025
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 93.0
- Dominance
- 94.0
- Statistics
- 94.0
- Honours
- 94.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
GOAT Rank · 50
Greatest Basketball female of all time
This ranking uses verified career records and GOAT Rank's published model. Every listed athlete clears the data eligibility threshold.
#AthleteGOAT Score
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2002–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 96.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1984–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1986–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 90.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 92.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1980–1996
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 94.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2008–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 92.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1975–2019
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 94.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1956–1971
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1987–1998
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2001–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2002–2016
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 90.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1979–1989
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 88.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1996–2013
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 90.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2018–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 86.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2008–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2006–2020
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1977–1990
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1995–2010
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2023
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2004–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2009
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1986–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1997–2011
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 86.0
- Longevity
- 78.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2006–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1982–1986
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 96.0
- Dominance
- 88.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 88.0
- Longevity
- 55.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1998–2012
- Country
- 🇵🇹 Portugal
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1999–2014
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 86.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–2018
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 89.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 87.0
- Longevity
- 70.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2012–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2016–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 83.0
- Statistics
- 85.0
- Honours
- 85.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1976–1997
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 82.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2009–2022
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1990–2005
- Country
- 🇧🇷 Brazil
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 80.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 82.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1974–1980
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 84.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 60.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1988–2004
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 82.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 80.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1994–2008
- Country
- 🇵🇱 Poland
- Peak
- 86.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 76.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1991–2003
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 84.0
- Longevity
- 72.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2013–2023
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 88.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1974–1982
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 92.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 90.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 64.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2013–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 74.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1974–1982
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 80.0
- Statistics
- 84.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 62.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1984–2000
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 78.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1987–2003
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 74.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 80.0
- Longevity
- 84.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 1996–2006
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 82.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 78.0
- Honours
- 82.0
- Longevity
- 76.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2011–2022
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Peak
- 90.0
- Dominance
- 76.0
- Statistics
- 88.0
- Honours
- 72.0
- Longevity
- 68.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 84.0
- Dominance
- 78.0
- Statistics
- 86.0
- Honours
- 62.0
- Longevity
- 40.0
- Sport
- Basketball
- Career
- 2020–active
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Peak
- 70.0
- Dominance
- 62.0
- Statistics
- 70.0
- Honours
- 56.0
- Longevity
- 48.0
| # | Athlete | Sport | Country | Career | GOAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Diana Taurasi | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2025 | 94.2 |
| 9 | Sue Bird | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2022 | 91.2 |
| 12 | Teresa Edwards | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1984–2004 | 90.8 |
| 31 | Cynthia Cooper-Dyke | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–2003 | 89.1 |
| 47 | Hortência Marcari | Basketball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1980–1996 | 88.1 |
| 49 | Sylvia Fowles | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2022 | 88 |
| 50 | Sylvia Hatchell | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1975–2019 | 88 |
| 66 | Joan Crawford | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1956–1971 | 86.7 |
| 68 | Katrina McClain | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1987–1998 | 86.5 |
| 70 | Lisa Leslie | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2009 | 86.3 |
| 77 | Tamika Catchings | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2001–2016 | 85.8 |
| 81 | Swin Cash | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2002–2016 | 85.7 |
| 90 | Anne Donovan | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1979–1989 | 85.4 |
| 93 | Tina Thompson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2013 | 85.2 |
| 94 | Katie Smith | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2013 | 85.2 |
| 101 | A'ja Wilson | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2018–— | 85 |
| 102 | Candace Parker | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2008–2023 | 85 |
| 106 | Seimone Augustus | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2020 | 84.9 |
| 117 | Denise Curry | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1977–1990 | 84.5 |
| 118 | Chamique Holdsclaw | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1995–2010 | 84.4 |
| 119 | Lauren Jackson | Basketball | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1997–2023 | 84.3 |
| 124 | Lindsay Whalen | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2004–2018 | 84.1 |
| 128 | Yolanda Griffith | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2009 | 84 |
| 141 | Cynthia Cooper | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1986–2003 | 83.5 |
| 142 | Sheryl Swoopes | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1997–2011 | 83.5 |
| 143 | Cappie Pondexter | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2006–2018 | 83.5 |
| 148 | Cheryl Miller | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1982–1986 | 83.3 |
| 151 | Ticha Penicheiro | Basketball | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 1998–2012 | 83.2 |
| 153 | Becky Hammon | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1999–2014 | 83.1 |
| 161 | Maya Moore | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2011–2018 | 82.8 |
| 164 | Nneka Ogwumike | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2012–— | 82.8 |
| 167 | Breanna Stewart | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2016–— | 82.5 |
| 168 | Nancy Lieberman | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1976–1997 | 82.5 |
| 169 | Angel McCoughtry | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2009–2022 | 82.4 |
| 173 | Janeth Arcain | Basketball | 🇧🇷 Brazil | 1990–2005 | 82.3 |
| 183 | Ann Meyers | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1980 | 81.8 |
| 196 | Lusia Harris | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1980 | 81.4 |
| 197 | Teresa Weatherspoon | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1988–2004 | 81.3 |
| 203 | Margo Dydek | Basketball | 🇵🇱 Poland | 1994–2008 | 81.2 |
| 206 | Rebecca Lobo | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1991–2003 | 81.1 |
| 218 | Elena Delle Donne | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–2023 | 80.5 |
| 224 | Carol Blazejowski | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1982 | 80.3 |
| 230 | Brittney Griner | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2013–— | 79.7 |
| 235 | Ann Meyers Drysdale | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1974–1982 | 79.4 |
| 236 | Michele Timms | Basketball | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1984–2000 | 79.4 |
| 237 | Sandy Brondello | Basketball | 🇦🇺 Australia | 1987–2003 | 79.4 |
| 246 | Dawn Staley | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 1996–2006 | 78.7 |
| 249 | Liz Cambage | Basketball | 🇦🇺 Australia | 2011–2022 | 78.2 |
| 275 | Caitlin Clark | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 69.6 |
| 276 | Sabrina Ionescu | Basketball | 🇺🇸 United States | 2020–— | 60.8 |
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