Who is better, Moorhouse or Armstrong?
Adrian Moorhouse leads with a GOAT score of 79.5 against 79.5 for Hunter Armstrong — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Moorhouse vs Armstrong
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Adrian Moorhouse and Hunter Armstrong level at 79.5. Adrian Moorhouse leads on Longevity. Hunter Armstrong leads on Statistics, Honours, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MoorhouseWinner
79.5Moorhouse wins: Longevity
Armstrong
79.5Armstrong wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Adrian Moorhouse
79.5
Moorhouse leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Adrian Moorhouse
2. Hunter Armstrong
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. 🇬🇧 Adrian Moorhouse5 seasons played · career day 1,825378 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Hunter Armstrong5 seasons played · career day 1,825120.3 major golds
-68.2% vs Moorhouse at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Moorhouse | 0 | 0 | 60 | 130 | 378 | 744 |
| 🇺🇸 Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 24.5 | 48.7 | 120.31 | 168.41 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MoorhouseRetired | ArmstrongActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World records set | 3 | — |
| European Championship golds | 4 | — |
| Commonwealth Games golds | 3 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 1 |
| 50 m backstroke best | — | 23.71 |
| Olympic Games | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Moorhouse79.5
Armstrong79.5
FAQ
Where does Armstrong beat Moorhouse?
Armstrong scores higher on peak, honours, statistics. Moorhouse leads on longevity.
How is the Moorhouse vs Armstrong score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Moorhouse: 79.5, Armstrong: 79.5.
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