Who is better, Atkinson or Evans?
Alia Atkinson leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 86.3 for Janet Evans — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Atkinson vs Evans
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Alia Atkinson above Janet Evans: 86.4 vs 86.3. Alia Atkinson leads on Longevity. Janet Evans leads on Dominance, Honours.
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AtkinsonWinner
86.4Atkinson wins: Longevity
Evans
86.3Evans wins: Dominance, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇲 Alia Atkinson
86.4
Atkinson leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Alia Atkinson
2. Janet Evans
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. 🇺🇸 Janet Evans5 seasons played · career day 2,1902,511.2 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇲 Alia Atkinson5 seasons played · career day 2,55617 major golds
-99.3% vs Evans at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇲 Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 28 |
| 🇺🇸 Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 505 | 2,006.24 | 4,041.24 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AtkinsonRetired | EvansRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Short-course world titles | 5 | — |
| World records | 3 | 7 |
| Olympic Games appearances | 5 | — |
| Short-course world medals | 11 | — |
| Career span in years | 20 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World Championship golds | — | 4 |
| 800 m freestyle record (s) | — | 499.24 |
| Olympic medals | — | 5 |
| US titles | — | 45 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Atkinson86.4
Evans86.3
FAQ
Where does Evans beat Atkinson?
Evans scores higher on dominance, honours. Atkinson leads on longevity.
How is the Atkinson vs Evans score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Atkinson: 86.4, Evans: 86.3.
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