Who is better, Buschschulte or Evans?
Antje Buschschulte leads with a GOAT score of 86.3 against 86.3 for Janet Evans — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Buschschulte vs Evans
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Antje Buschschulte and Janet Evans level at 86.3. Antje Buschschulte leads on Longevity, Statistics. Janet Evans leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
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BuschschulteWinner
86.3Buschschulte wins: Longevity, Statistics
Evans
86.3Evans wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Antje Buschschulte
86.3
Buschschulte leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Antje Buschschulte
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. 🇩🇪 Antje Buschschulte5 seasons played · career day 1,825256 major golds
-89.8% vs Evans at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Buschschulte | 0 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 256 | 560 |
| 🇺🇸 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 | BuschschulteRetired | EvansRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 7 | 5 |
| European titles | 9 | — |
| World Championship medals | 8 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 4 | — |
| German titles | 40 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World Championship golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 7 |
| 800 m freestyle record (s) | — | 499.24 |
| US titles | — | 45 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 90 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Buschschulte86.3
Evans86.3
FAQ
Where does Evans beat Buschschulte?
Evans scores higher on peak, dominance, honours. Buschschulte leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Buschschulte vs Evans score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Buschschulte: 86.3, Evans: 86.3.
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