Who is better, Peaty or Scott?
Adam Peaty leads with a GOAT score of 88.7 against 82.3 for Duncan Scott — a gap of 6.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Peaty vs Scott
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Adam Peaty above Duncan Scott: 88.7 vs 82.3. Adam Peaty leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak.
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PeatyWinner
88.7Peaty wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Scott
82.3Scott wins: no category outright
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Adam Peaty
88.7
Peaty leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Adam Peaty
2. Duncan Scott
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. 🇬🇧 Duncan Scott5 seasons played · career day 1,826404 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Adam Peaty5 seasons played · career day 2,556287.6 major golds
-28.8% vs Scott at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Peaty | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.92 | 401.87 |
| 🇬🇧 Scott | 0 | 0 | 70 | 146 | 318 | 770 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PeatyActive | ScottActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 8 | 3 |
| World records | 5 | — |
| 100 m breaststroke record (s) | 56.88 | — |
| European golds | 16 | — |
| Sub-58 swims | 20 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| Olympic medals | — | 8 |
| Commonwealth Games golds | — | 6 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Peaty88.7
Scott82.3
FAQ
Where does Scott beat Peaty?
Scott does not lead any of the five categories; Peaty is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Peaty vs Scott score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Peaty: 88.7, Scott: 82.3.
What do you think?
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