Who is better, Bunaciu or Hoff?
Carmen Bunaciu leads with a GOAT score of 78.2 against 78.2 for Katie Hoff — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bunaciu vs Hoff
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Carmen Bunaciu and Katie Hoff level at 78.2. Carmen Bunaciu leads on Statistics, Longevity. Katie Hoff leads on Dominance.
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BunaciuWinner
78.2Bunaciu wins: Longevity, Statistics
Hoff
78.2Hoff wins: Dominance
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇴 Carmen Bunaciu
78.2
Bunaciu leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Carmen Bunaciu
2. Katie Hoff
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. 🇷🇴 Carmen Bunaciu5 seasons played · career day 1,825668.7 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Katie Hoff5 seasons played · career day 1,826400 major golds
-40.2% vs Bunaciu at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇴 Bunaciu | 0 | 0 | 136 | 270.5 | 668.7 | 1,204.4 |
| 🇺🇸 Hoff | 0 | 0 | 58 | 134 | 306 | 684 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BunaciuRetired | HoffRetired |
|---|---|---|
| European titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games | 2 | — |
| 200 m backstroke best | 132.2 | — |
| National titles | 20 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| Olympic medals | — | 3 |
| World records set | — | 2 |
| US national titles | — | 20 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bunaciu78.2
Hoff78.2
FAQ
Where does Hoff beat Bunaciu?
Hoff scores higher on dominance. Bunaciu leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Bunaciu vs Hoff score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bunaciu: 78.2, Hoff: 78.2.
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