Who is better, Dale Oen or Phelps?
Michael Phelps leads with a GOAT score of 98.1 against 79.9 for Alexander Dale Oen — a gap of 18.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Dale Oen vs Phelps
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Michael Phelps above Alexander Dale Oen: 98.1 vs 79.9. Michael Phelps leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
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PhelpsWinner
98.1Phelps wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Dale Oen
79.9Dale Oen wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michael Phelps
98.1
Phelps leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Michael Phelps
2. Alexander Dale Oen
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Michael Phelps548 major golds
7 seasons by age 21 · 78.3 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Dale Oen — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | Dale OenRetired | PhelpsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship titles | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 1 | 28 |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Norwegian records | 10 | — |
| Global finals contested | 8 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 23 |
| World titles (LC) | — | 26 |
| World records set | — | 39 |
| Olympic Games | — | 5 |
| Golds in one Games | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 99 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 100 |
| Longevity w20% | 70 | 93 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 100 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 98 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Phelps98.1
Dale Oen79.9
FAQ
Where does Dale Oen beat Phelps?
Dale Oen does not lead any of the five categories; Phelps is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Dale Oen vs Phelps score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Dale Oen: 79.9, Phelps: 98.1.
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