Who is better, le Clos or Paltrinieri?
Gregorio Paltrinieri leads with a GOAT score of 87.9 against 87.8 for Chad le Clos — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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le Clos vs Paltrinieri
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Gregorio Paltrinieri above Chad le Clos: 87.9 vs 87.8. Gregorio Paltrinieri leads on Dominance. Chad le Clos leads on Longevity.
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PaltrinieriWinner
87.9Paltrinieri wins: Dominance
le Clos
87.8le Clos wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Gregorio Paltrinieri
87.9
Paltrinieri leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Gregorio Paltrinieri
2. Chad le Clos
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. 🇿🇦 Chad le Clos5 seasons played · career day 2,556567.9 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Gregorio Paltrinieri5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 major golds
-97.9% vs le Clos at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 le Clos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 228.4 | 793.7 |
| 🇮🇹 Paltrinieri | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | le ClosActive | PaltrinieriActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | 5 |
| World short course golds | 17 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 8 | — |
| 200m butterfly best (sec) | 112.68 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship golds | — | 7 |
| European Championship golds | — | 15 |
| World records | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Paltrinieri87.9
le Clos87.8
FAQ
Where does le Clos beat Paltrinieri?
le Clos scores higher on longevity. Paltrinieri leads on dominance.
How is the le Clos vs Paltrinieri score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. le Clos: 87.8, Paltrinieri: 87.9.
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