Who is better, Basil or McColgan?
Adam Basil leads with a GOAT score of 76.6 against 76.6 for Eilish McColgan — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Basil vs McColgan
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Adam Basil and Eilish McColgan level at 76.6. Adam Basil leads on Statistics, Honours. Eilish McColgan leads on Dominance, Peak, Longevity.
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BasilWinner
76.6Basil wins: Honours, Statistics
McColgan
76.6McColgan wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Adam Basil
76.6
Basil leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Adam Basil
2. Eilish McColgan
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇦🇺 Adam Basil5 seasons played · career day 1,825326 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Eilish McColgan5 seasons played · career day 1,825324 major golds
-0.6% vs Basil at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Basil | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 326 | 614 |
| 🇬🇧 McColgan | 0 | 0 | 56 | 116 | 324 | 642 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BasilRetired | McColganActive |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Games medals | 1 | — |
| Australian titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 1 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 2 | — |
| Personal best 100 m (s) | 10.21 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | — | 1 |
| European Championship golds | — | 1 |
| British records set | — | 6 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| British record 10,000 m | — | 30.19 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 76 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Basil76.6
McColgan76.6
FAQ
Where does McColgan beat Basil?
McColgan scores higher on peak, dominance, longevity. Basil leads on honours, statistics.
How is the Basil vs McColgan score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Basil: 76.6, McColgan: 76.6.
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