Who is better, Ervin or Bovell?
Anthony Ervin leads with a GOAT score of 84.0 against 84.0 for George Bovell — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ervin vs Bovell
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Anthony Ervin and George Bovell level at 84.0. Anthony Ervin leads on Dominance, Peak. George Bovell leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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ErvinWinner
84.0Ervin wins: Dominance, Peak
Bovell
84.0Bovell wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Anthony Ervin
84.0
Ervin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Anthony Ervin
2. George Bovell
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. 🇹🇹 George Bovell5 seasons played · career day 1,826351 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Anthony Ervin5 seasons played · career day 1,8257 major golds
-98.0% vs Bovell at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ervin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 🇹🇹 Bovell | 0 | 0 | 45 | 103 | 256 | 690 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ErvinRetired | BovellRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | — |
| Years between Olympic 50 m titles | 16 | — |
| NCAA titles | 7 | — |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Short-course world titles | — | 1 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 5 |
| Pan American medals | — | 5 |
| National records set | — | 20 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ervin84.0
Bovell84.0
FAQ
Where does Bovell beat Ervin?
Bovell scores higher on statistics, longevity. Ervin leads on peak, dominance.
How is the Ervin vs Bovell score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ervin: 84.0, Bovell: 84.0.
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