Who is better, Beardsley or Baltrusch?
Craig Beardsley leads with a GOAT score of 80.5 against 80.4 for Frank Baltrusch — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Beardsley vs Baltrusch
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Craig Beardsley above Frank Baltrusch: 80.5 vs 80.4. Craig Beardsley leads on Dominance, Peak, Statistics. Frank Baltrusch leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BeardsleyWinner
80.5Beardsley wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Baltrusch
80.4Baltrusch wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Craig Beardsley
80.5
Beardsley leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Craig Beardsley
2. Frank Baltrusch
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. 🇺🇸 Craig Beardsley5 seasons played · career day 1,825373 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇩🇪 Frank Baltrusch5 seasons played · career day 1,825366 major golds
-1.9% vs Beardsley at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Beardsley | 0 | 0 | 50 | 124 | 373 | 428 |
| 🇩🇪 Baltrusch | 0 | 0 | 50 | 115 | 366 | 472 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BeardsleyRetired | BaltruschRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World records set | 2 | — |
| Pan American titles | 1 | — |
| US titles | 5 | — |
| NCAA titles | 2 | — |
| World ranking number ones | 3 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| European Championship medals | — | 2 |
| National titles | — | 6 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 1 |
| National records set | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 82 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 64 | 72 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Beardsley80.5
Baltrusch80.4
FAQ
Where does Baltrusch beat Beardsley?
Baltrusch scores higher on honours, longevity. Beardsley leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Beardsley vs Baltrusch score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Beardsley: 80.5, Baltrusch: 80.4.
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