Who is better, le Clos or Weissmuller?
Chad le Clos leads with a GOAT score of 87.8 against 87.6 for Johnny Weissmuller — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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le Clos vs Weissmuller
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Chad le Clos above Johnny Weissmuller: 87.8 vs 87.6. Chad le Clos leads on Longevity. Johnny Weissmuller leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
le ClosWinner
87.8le Clos wins: Longevity
Weissmuller
87.6Weissmuller wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇿🇦 Chad le Clos
87.8
le Clos leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Chad le Clos
2. Johnny Weissmuller
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. 🇺🇸 Johnny Weissmuller5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 major golds
-98.1% 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 |
| 🇺🇸 Weissmuller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 19 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | le ClosActive | WeissmullerRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | — |
| World short course golds | 17 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 8 | — |
| 200m butterfly best (sec) | 112.68 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 5 |
| Olympic bronze medals | — | 1 |
| World records | — | 51 |
| US national titles | — | 52 |
| Unbeaten individual races | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
le Clos87.8
Weissmuller87.6
FAQ
Where does Weissmuller beat le Clos?
Weissmuller scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. le Clos leads on longevity.
How is the le Clos vs Weissmuller score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. le Clos: 87.8, Weissmuller: 87.6.
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