Who is better, Burckle or Hoff?
Katie Hoff leads with a GOAT score of 78.2 against 78.1 for Caroline Burckle — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Burckle vs Hoff
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Katie Hoff above Caroline Burckle: 78.2 vs 78.1. Katie Hoff leads on Longevity. Caroline Burckle leads on Peak, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HoffWinner
78.2Hoff wins: Longevity
Burckle
78.1Burckle wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Katie Hoff
78.2
Hoff leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Katie Hoff
2. Caroline Burckle
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. 🇺🇸 Katie Hoff5 seasons played · career day 1,826400 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Caroline Burckle5 seasons played · career day 1,825348 major golds
-13.0% vs Hoff at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Burckle | 0 | 0 | 50 | 115 | 348 | 348 |
| 🇺🇸 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 | BurckleRetired | HoffRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | 3 |
| NCAA titles | 2 | — |
| US national medals | 3 | — |
| NCAA Swimmer of the Year awards | 1 | — |
| Personal best in the 500 free | 27,112 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 5 |
| World records set | — | 2 |
| US national titles | — | 20 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 80 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hoff78.2
Burckle78.1
FAQ
Where does Burckle beat Hoff?
Burckle scores higher on peak, honours, statistics. Hoff leads on longevity.
How is the Burckle vs Hoff score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Burckle: 78.1, Hoff: 78.2.
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