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Aubry vs Gross

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GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GrossWinner
90.3

Gross wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics

Aubry
82.1

Aubry wins: no category outright

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇩🇪 Michael Gross
90.3

Gross leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories. The Albatross won three Olympic golds and 13 world titles across two strokes.

AubryInsufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.

1. Michael Gross
90.3
2. David Aubry
Pending verification

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. 🇩🇪 Michael Gross5 seasons played · career day 1,82512 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇫🇷 David Aubry0 seasons played0 major golds
-100.0% vs Gross at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇫🇷 Aubry000000
🇩🇪 Gross00691222

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.

MetricAubryActiveGrossRetired
World Championship medals2
European titles113
Olympic finals2
French titles8
Open water podiums6
Olympic gold medals3
Olympic medals6
World Championship titles5
World records set12
Dominance w25%7890
Peak w20%8894
Longevity w20%8084
Honours w20%8292
Statistics w15%8492

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Gross90.3
Aubry82.1
The people
Aubry
Gross

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