Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 50 | |
| 1975 | 64 | |
| 1976 | 79 | |
| 1977 | 93 | |
| 1978 | 77 | |
| 1979 | 61 | |
| 1980 | 45 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics results database
- Olympedia
- National federation records
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Deborah Babashoff ranks #197 in Swimming
Deborah Babashoff ranks 197th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 1942nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 79.2 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 76, Peak 86, Longevity 72, Honours 80, Statistics 84. Those categories are normalised against the full Swimming reference universe of 289 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1974–1980 with 7 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1977, which sets the Peak component at 86. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 86 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes pan american gold medals 1, world championship medals 1, united states titles 3, national team years 6.
Immediately ahead sits Jon Henricks on 79.2, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Katharine Berkoff on 79.1. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Deborah Babashoff GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Babashoff stood above the field while competing. Scored 76/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1977. Scored 86/100.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 6 years of competition and 7 recorded seasons. Scored 72/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 84/100.
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Deborah Babashoff — frequently asked
- Is Deborah Babashoff the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Deborah Babashoff ranks 197th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 79.2, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Deborah Babashoff's GOAT Score?
- 79.2 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Deborah Babashoff rank all time?
- 1942nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 197th within Swimming.
- Deborah Babashoff vs Jon Henricks: who ranks higher?
- Deborah Babashoff, on 79.2 against Jon Henricks's 79.2 — a margin of 0.0 points.