Who is better, Ervin or Belote?
Melissa Belote leads with a GOAT score of 84.2 against 84.0 for Anthony Ervin — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ervin vs Belote
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Melissa Belote above Anthony Ervin: 84.2 vs 84.0. Melissa Belote leads on Statistics, Honours, Dominance. Anthony Ervin leads on Longevity.
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BeloteWinner
84.2Belote wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Ervin
84.0Ervin wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Melissa Belote
84.2
Belote leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Melissa Belote
2. Anthony Ervin
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. 🇺🇸 Melissa Belote5 seasons played · career day 1,825393 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Anthony Ervin5 seasons played · career day 1,8257 major golds
-98.2% vs Belote at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ervin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 🇺🇸 Belote | 0 | 0 | 55 | 154 | 393 | 453 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ErvinRetired | BeloteRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | 3 |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | 3 | — |
| Years between Olympic 50 m titles | 16 | — |
| NCAA titles | 7 | — |
| World records set | — | 3 |
| US titles | — | 6 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 1 |
| Age at Olympic triumph | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 64 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Belote84.2
Ervin84.0
FAQ
Where does Ervin beat Belote?
Ervin scores higher on longevity. Belote leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Ervin vs Belote score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ervin: 84.0, Belote: 84.2.
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