Who is better, Meyer or Schollander?
Don Schollander leads with a GOAT score of 84.8 against 84.4 for Debbie Meyer — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Meyer vs Schollander
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Don Schollander above Debbie Meyer: 84.8 vs 84.4. Don Schollander leads on Longevity.
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SchollanderWinner
84.8Schollander wins: Longevity
Meyer
84.4Meyer wins: no category outright
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Don Schollander
84.8
Schollander leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Don Schollander
2. Debbie Meyer
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. 🇺🇸 Debbie Meyer5 seasons played · career day 1,825436 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Don Schollander5 seasons played · career day 1,82514 major golds
-96.8% vs Meyer at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Meyer | 0 | 0 | 80 | 176 | 436 | 496 |
| 🇺🇸 Schollander | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 18 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MeyerRetired | SchollanderRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | 5 |
| Individual Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World records set | 15 | — |
| US national titles | 19 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 1 | — |
| Olympic silver medals | — | 1 |
| World records | — | 22 |
| Golds at a single Games | — | 4 |
| Sullivan Awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 68 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Schollander84.8
Meyer84.4
FAQ
Where does Meyer beat Schollander?
Meyer does not lead any of the five categories; Schollander is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Meyer vs Schollander score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Meyer: 84.4, Schollander: 84.8.
What do you think?
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