Who is better, Dressel or Lezak?
Jason Lezak leads with a GOAT score of 85.1 against 85.0 for Caeleb Dressel — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Dressel vs Lezak
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jason Lezak above Caeleb Dressel: 85.1 vs 85.0. Jason Lezak leads on Longevity, Peak. Caeleb Dressel leads on Honours, Statistics, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
LezakWinner
85.1Lezak wins: Peak, Longevity
Dressel
85.0Dressel wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Jason Lezak
85.1
Lezak leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jason Lezak
2. Caeleb Dressel
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. 🇺🇸 Caeleb Dressel5 seasons played · career day 2,92128 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jason Lezak5 seasons played · career day 1,82510 major golds
-64.3% vs Dressel at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dressel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
| 🇺🇸 Lezak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 20 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DresselActive | LezakRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 9 | — |
| World Championship golds | 17 | 8 |
| World records | 5 | — |
| 100 m freestyle best (s) | 46.96 | — |
| 100 m butterfly best (s) | 49.45 | — |
| Golds at one Worlds | 8 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 4 |
| Olympic medals | — | 8 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 4 |
| Relay world records | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Lezak85.1
Dressel85.0
FAQ
Where does Dressel beat Lezak?
Dressel scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Lezak leads on peak, longevity.
How is the Dressel vs Lezak score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Dressel: 85.0, Lezak: 85.1.
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