Who is better, Baumann or McIntosh?
Alex Baumann leads with a GOAT score of 87.8 against 81.7 for Summer McIntosh — a gap of 6.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Baumann vs McIntosh
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Alex Baumann above Summer McIntosh: 87.8 vs 81.7. Alex Baumann leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BaumannWinner
87.8Baumann wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
McIntosh
81.7McIntosh wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇦 Alex Baumann
87.8
Baumann leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alex Baumann
2. Summer McIntosh
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. 🇨🇦 Summer McIntosh5 seasons played · career day 2,5561,363.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇦 Alex Baumann5 seasons played · career day 1,825315 major golds
-76.9% vs McIntosh at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Baumann | 0 | 0 | 45 | 99 | 315 | 643 |
| 🇨🇦 McIntosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 823 | 1,363.5 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BaumannRetired | McIntoshActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World records set | 4 | — |
| Commonwealth titles | 4 | — |
| Pan American titles | 2 | — |
| Canadian titles | 38 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World Championship golds | — | 7 |
| World records | — | 4 |
| 400 m medley record (s) | — | 270 |
| Olympic medals | — | 6 |
| Commonwealth golds | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 76 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Baumann87.8
McIntosh81.7
FAQ
Where does McIntosh beat Baumann?
McIntosh does not lead any of the five categories; Baumann is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Baumann vs McIntosh score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Baumann: 87.8, McIntosh: 81.7.
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