Who is better, Felix or Sotomayor?
Allyson Felix leads with a GOAT score of 90.0 against 89.9 for Javier Sotomayor — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Felix vs Sotomayor
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Allyson Felix above Javier Sotomayor: 90.0 vs 89.9. Allyson Felix leads on Longevity, Honours. Javier Sotomayor leads on Peak, Statistics, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FelixWinner
90.0Felix wins: Longevity, Honours
Sotomayor
89.9Sotomayor wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Allyson Felix
90.0
Felix leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Allyson Felix
2. Javier Sotomayor
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. 🇺🇸 Allyson Felix5 seasons played · career day 2,191110.2 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇺 Javier Sotomayor5 seasons played · career day 3,28712.2 major golds
-88.9% vs Felix at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Felix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.18 | 88.23 | 176.37 |
| 🇨🇺 Sotomayor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.17 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FelixRetired | SotomayorRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 7 | 1 |
| Olympic medals | 11 | — |
| World Championship golds | 14 | 2 |
| World Championship medals | 20 | — |
| 200 m personal best | 21.69 | — |
| 400 m personal best | 49.26 | — |
| High jump world record (m) | — | 2.45 |
| World indoor golds | — | 4 |
| Jumps over 2.40 m | — | 21 |
| Pan American golds | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 92 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Felix90.0
Sotomayor89.9
FAQ
Where does Sotomayor beat Felix?
Sotomayor scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Felix leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Felix vs Sotomayor score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Felix: 90.0, Sotomayor: 89.9.
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