Who is better, Balmy or Carter?
Coralie Balmy leads with a GOAT score of 76.1 against 76.0 for James Carter — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Balmy vs Carter
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Coralie Balmy above James Carter: 76.1 vs 76.0. Coralie Balmy leads on Longevity, Honours, Dominance. James Carter leads on Statistics, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BalmyWinner
76.1Balmy wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours
Carter
76.0Carter wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇫🇷 Coralie Balmy
76.1
Balmy leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Coralie Balmy
2. James Carter
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. 🇫🇷 Coralie Balmy5 seasons played · career day 1,826346 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 James Carter5 seasons played · career day 2,19116 major golds
-95.4% vs Balmy at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Balmy | 0 | 0 | 48 | 106 | 252 | 678 |
| 🇺🇸 Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 23 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BalmyRetired | CarterRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | — |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| French records set | 8 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Short-course world titles | — | 1 |
| Pan Pacific medals | — | 2 |
| US national titles | — | 3 |
| Career span in years | — | 10 |
| 200 m backstroke best | — | 118 |
| Dominance w25% | 70 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 82 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 76 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 76 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Balmy76.1
Carter76.0
FAQ
Where does Carter beat Balmy?
Carter scores higher on peak, statistics. Balmy leads on dominance, honours, longevity.
How is the Balmy vs Carter score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Balmy: 76.1, Carter: 76.0.
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