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Wiffen vs Nesty

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WiffenWinner
79.9

Wiffen wins: Statistics

Nesty
79.7

Nesty wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇪 Daniel Wiffen
79.9

Wiffen leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Ireland's first Olympic swimming champion, winning the 800 m freestyle in Paris.

1. Daniel Wiffen
79.9
2. Anthony Nesty
79.7

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 season
1. 🇮🇪 Daniel Wiffen5 seasons played · career day 1,8256 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇷 Anthony Nesty5 seasons played · career day 1,8255 major golds
-16.7% vs Wiffen at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇪 Wiffen0000611
🇸🇷 Nesty000157

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricWiffenActiveNestyRetired
Olympic gold medals11
Olympic bronze medals11
World Championship golds21
World records1
European Championship golds2
Pan American golds2
NCAA titles3
Dominance w25%8282
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%6466
Honours w20%7878
Statistics w15%8480

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GOAT Rank · the data
Wiffen79.9
Nesty79.7
The people
Wiffen
Nesty

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