Who is better, Fraser or Hosszú?
Katinka Hosszú leads with a GOAT score of 86.9 against 86.8 for Dawn Fraser — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Fraser vs Hosszú
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Katinka Hosszú above Dawn Fraser: 86.9 vs 86.8. Katinka Hosszú leads on Longevity. Dawn Fraser leads on Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
HosszúWinner
86.9Hosszú wins: Longevity
Fraser
86.8Fraser wins: Dominance, Peak
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇭🇺 Katinka Hosszú
86.9
Hosszú leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Katinka Hosszú
2. Dawn Fraser
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. 🇭🇺 Katinka Hosszú5 seasons played · career day 3,6521,251.4 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Dawn Fraser5 seasons played · career day 2,191304.2 major golds
-75.7% vs Hosszú at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Fraser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 244.3 | 481.7 |
| 🇭🇺 Hosszú | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,005 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | FraserRetired | HosszúRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 4 | 3 |
| Olympic medals | 8 | — |
| World records | 39 | 4 |
| Consecutive Olympic titles | 3 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 6 | — |
| 100 m freestyle best (s) | 58.9 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 15 |
| 400 m medley record (s) | — | 246.36 |
| European golds | — | 22 |
| World Cup overall titles | — | 7 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Hosszú86.9
Fraser86.8
FAQ
Where does Fraser beat Hosszú?
Fraser scores higher on peak, dominance. Hosszú leads on longevity.
How is the Fraser vs Hosszú score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Fraser: 86.8, Hosszú: 86.9.
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