Who is better, Johnson or Tumba?
Sven Tumba leads with a GOAT score of 86.0 against 85.9 for Ching Johnson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Sven Tumba above Ching Johnson: 86.0 vs 85.9. Sven Tumba leads on Dominance. Ching Johnson leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Tumba wins: Dominance
Johnson wins: Honours
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Tumba leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 Johnson | 0 | 0 | 50 | 108 | 326 | 672 |
| 🇸🇪 Tumba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 82 | 199 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Sven Tumba leads with a GOAT score of 86.0 against 85.9 for Ching Johnson — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Johnson scores higher on honours. Tumba leads on dominance.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Johnson: 85.9, Tumba: 86.0.
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