"That's not dominating" - Sheryl Swoopes downplays Caitlin Clark stats in comparison to 'dominant' A'ja Wilson in latest soundbite

Statistically, Caitlin Clark is having one of the best rookie seasons ever in the history of the WNBA, but Sheryl Swoopes still isn't convinced of her dominance. The 'Gil's Arena' co-hosts, along with Swoopes, discussed Clark's rookie season and whether she could be considered dominant.

The Gil's Arena crew used stats to measure whether Clark can be considered dominant. Gilbert Arenas brought up Clark's averages, specifically her points, rebounds and assists.

Everyone agreed that these were good numbers, but it wasn't enough to be considered dominant.

"Those are hell of a numbers," Swoopes said. "But to me that's not dominating."

Rashad McCants then asked Swoopes that, if Clark put up numbers similar to A'ja Wilson, would she then be considered dominant. A question to which both Arenas and Swoopes said "yes."

Caitlin Clark is averaging 19.5 points on 41.5% shooting from the field and 34.1% from behind the three-point line. She is also grabbing 5.7 rebounds and dishing 8.4 assists per game. On the defensive end, she is averaging 1.3 steals and 0.7 blocks per game.

While these are solid numbers, especially for a rookie, they are still lower than A'ja Wilson. This season, the Las Vegas Aces star is averaging 27.0 points on 51.9% shooting from the field and 31.7% from three. She is grabbing 12.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists as well.

Aside from being a dominant scorer, she is also getting the job done on defense, with averages of 1.8 steals and 2.6 blocks.

The Indiana Fever and the Las Vegas Aces still have one and two more games to play, respectively. As such, these averages are still likely to change, but it will only be a marginal movement.

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Caitlin Clark has surpassed Sheryl Swoopes' career-high in points

Caitlin Clark's ability to score during her days in college was a huge reason for her being drafted number one. For the most part, her elite scoring has translated into the WNBA already, despite some struggles typical of a rookie.

As evidence of how well her scoring has translated to the pros, she has already logged four 30-point games. Her latest game where she broke past the 30-point threshold was also the Fever's last contest, which took place last Sunday (Sept. 15).

In this game, Clark scored a career-high 35 points, which surpassed Sheryl Swoopes' career-high by exactly one point.

Swoopes' best scoring game in the WNBA happened on Aug. 9, 2005, as a member of the Houston Comets. On that day, Swoopes' Comets were taking on the Seattle Storm and she scored a game-high 34.

Despite Sheryl Swoopes' high-scoring game, the Comet still lost to the Storm by three (71-68).