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Ervin vs Campbell

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CampbellWinner
84.1

Campbell wins: Honours, Statistics

Ervin
84.0

Ervin wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Bronte Campbell
84.1

Campbell leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. World 50m and 100m freestyle champion in 2015 and a relay gold medallist.

1. Bronte Campbell
84.1
2. Anthony Ervin
84.0

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 season
1. 🇦🇺 Bronte Campbell5 seasons played · career day 2,19120 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Anthony Ervin5 seasons played · career day 1,8257 major golds
-65.0% vs Campbell at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Ervin001477
🇦🇺 Campbell00031332

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricErvinRetiredCampbellActive
Olympic gold medals3
Olympic silver medals1
World Championship golds35
Years between Olympic 50 m titles16
NCAA titles7
Olympic golds3
Commonwealth golds6
Olympic Games contested3
100m personal best52.27
Dominance w25%8280
Peak w20%9290
Longevity w20%8480
Honours w20%8086
Statistics w15%8286

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Campbell84.1
Ervin84.0
The people
Ervin
Campbell

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