Who is better, Ahmann-Leighton or Jones?
Cullen Jones leads with a GOAT score of 78.1 against 77.9 for Crissy Ahmann-Leighton — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ahmann-Leighton vs Jones
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Cullen Jones above Crissy Ahmann-Leighton: 78.1 vs 77.9. Cullen Jones leads on Longevity. Crissy Ahmann-Leighton leads on Statistics, Peak, Dominance.
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JonesWinner
78.1Jones wins: Longevity
Ahmann-Leighton
77.9Ahmann-Leighton wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Cullen Jones
78.1
Jones leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Cullen Jones
2. Crissy Ahmann-Leighton
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. 🇺🇸 Cullen Jones5 seasons played · career day 1,825383 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Crissy Ahmann-Leighton5 seasons played · career day 1,825297 major golds
-22.5% vs Jones at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ahmann-Leighton | 0 | 0 | 60.4 | 120 | 297.04 | 297.04 |
| 🇺🇸 Jones | 0 | 0 | 55 | 123 | 383 | 713 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | Ahmann-LeightonRetired | JonesRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | 4 |
| NCAA titles | 7 | — |
| 100 m butterfly best | 58.74 | — |
| US national titles | 4 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| World records in relays | — | 1 |
| World Championship titles | — | 2 |
| Olympic Games contested | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 62 | 76 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 78 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Jones78.1
Ahmann-Leighton77.9
The people
Ahmann-Leighton
Jones
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Where does Ahmann-Leighton beat Jones?
Ahmann-Leighton scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Jones leads on longevity.
How is the Ahmann-Leighton vs Jones score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ahmann-Leighton: 77.9, Jones: 78.1.
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