Who is better, Dressel or Zhang?
Caeleb Dressel leads with a GOAT score of 85.0 against 85.0 for Zhang Yufei — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Dressel vs Zhang
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Caeleb Dressel and Zhang Yufei level at 85.0. Caeleb Dressel leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. Zhang Yufei leads on Longevity.
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DresselWinner
85.0Dressel wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Zhang
85.0Zhang wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Caeleb Dressel
85.0
Dressel leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Caeleb Dressel
2. Zhang Yufei
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. 🇨🇳 Zhang Yufei5 seasons played · career day 1,825346 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Caeleb Dressel5 seasons played · career day 2,92128 major golds
-91.9% vs Zhang at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dressel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 31 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhang | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 346 | 708 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DresselActive | ZhangActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 9 | — |
| World Championship golds | 17 | — |
| 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 | — | 2 |
| Olympic medals | — | 10 |
| World Championship titles | — | 2 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 10 |
| Olympic records | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Dressel85.0
Zhang85.0
FAQ
Where does Zhang beat Dressel?
Zhang scores higher on longevity. Dressel leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Dressel vs Zhang score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Dressel: 85.0, Zhang: 85.0.
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