Who is better, Cavanaugh or Babashoff?
Chris Cavanaugh leads with a GOAT score of 72.6 against 71.4 for Jack Babashoff — a gap of 1.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cavanaugh vs Babashoff
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Chris Cavanaugh above Jack Babashoff: 72.6 vs 71.4. Chris Cavanaugh leads on Honours, Longevity.
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CavanaughWinner
72.6Cavanaugh wins: Longevity, Honours
Babashoff
71.4Babashoff wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Chris Cavanaugh
72.6
Cavanaugh leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Chris Cavanaugh
2. Jack Babashoff
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. 🇺🇸 Chris Cavanaugh5 seasons played · career day 1,826400 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Jack Babashoff5 seasons played · career day 1,825398 major golds
-0.5% vs Cavanaugh at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Cavanaugh | 0 | 0 | 60 | 132 | 304 | 544 |
| 🇺🇸 Babashoff | 0 | 0 | 62 | 136 | 398 | 466 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CavanaughRetired | BabashoffRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World records in relays | 1 | — |
| Pan American Games medals | 2 | — |
| US national podiums | 4 | 3 |
| Olympic Games contested | 1 | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Personal best 100 m free (s) | — | 50.81 |
| NCAA podiums | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 68 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 72 | 72 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cavanaugh72.6
Babashoff71.4
FAQ
Where does Babashoff beat Cavanaugh?
Babashoff does not lead any of the five categories; Cavanaugh is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Cavanaugh vs Babashoff score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Cavanaugh: 72.6, Babashoff: 71.4.
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