Category profile
- Dominance
- 68
- Peak
- 84
- Longevity
- 62
- Honours
- 72
- Statistics
- 72
Career timeline · Form index per season
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 62 | |
| 1974 | 74 | |
| 1975 | 86 | |
| 1976 | 96 | |
| 1977 | 80 | |
| 1978 | 68 |
Data sources
- World Aquatics
- Olympedia
- European Aquatics
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Jack Babashoff ranks #265 in Swimming
Jack Babashoff ranks 265th among Swimming athletes on GOAT Rank and 3093rd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 71.4 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 68, Peak 84, Longevity 62, Honours 72, Statistics 72. 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 1973–1978 with 6 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 1976, which sets the Peak component at 84. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 84 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes olympic medals 1, us national podiums 3, personal best 100 m free (s) 50.81, ncaa podiums 2.
Immediately ahead sits Ilya Borodin on 71.7, a gap of 0.3 points. Directly behind is Matthew Abood on 70.9. 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.
Jack Babashoff GOAT Score explained
- Dominance68/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Babashoff stood above the field while competing. Scored 68/100 against the full Swimming cohort.
- Peak84/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 1976. Scored 84/100.
- Longevity62/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 5 years of competition and 6 recorded seasons. Scored 62/100.
- Honours72/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 72/100.
- Statistics72/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 72/100.
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Jack Babashoff — frequently asked
- Is Jack Babashoff the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Jack Babashoff ranks 265th in Swimming with a GOAT Score of 71.4, behind Michael Phelps on 98.1.
- What is Jack Babashoff's GOAT Score?
- 71.4 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 68 (25%), Peak 84 (20%), Longevity 62 (20%), Honours 72 (20%), Statistics 72 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Jack Babashoff rank all time?
- 3093rd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 265th within Swimming.
- Jack Babashoff vs Ilya Borodin: who ranks higher?
- Ilya Borodin, on 71.7 against Jack Babashoff's 71.4 — a margin of 0.3 points.