Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 86
- Longevity
- 72
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 84
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| 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
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Deborah Babashoff ranks #196 in Swimming
Deborah Babashoff ranks #196 in Swimming and #2096 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 79.2/100.
The verified career covers 1974–1980 and 7 documented seasons. Peak is 86/100, with Peak the strongest category at 86/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: Pan American gold medals 1, World Championship medals 1, United States titles 3, National team years 6.
Nearest context: ahead Jon Henricks (79.2); behind Katharine Berkoff (79.1). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Deborah Babashoff GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak86/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 86/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity72/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 72/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 80/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics84/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 84/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Babashoff comparisons
Deborah Babashoff — frequently asked
- Is Deborah Babashoff the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Deborah Babashoff ranks #196 in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 79.2/100, behind Michael Phelps (98.1).
- What is Deborah Babashoff's GOAT Score?
- 79.2/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 86 (20%), Longevity 72 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 84 (15%).
- Where does Deborah Babashoff rank all time?
- #2096 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #196 in Swimming.
- Deborah Babashoff vs Jon Henricks: who ranks higher?
- Deborah Babashoff ranks higher at 79.2 versus Jon Henricks at 79.2, a margin of 0.0 points.