Who is better, Meyer or Meilutytė?
Rūta Meilutytė leads with a GOAT score of 84.7 against 84.4 for Debbie Meyer — a gap of 0.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Meyer vs Meilutytė
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Rūta Meilutytė above Debbie Meyer: 84.7 vs 84.4. Rūta Meilutytė leads on Longevity. Debbie Meyer leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MeilutytėWinner
84.7Meilutytė wins: Longevity
Meyer
84.4Meyer wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇹 Rūta Meilutytė
84.7
Meilutytė leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Rūta Meilutytė
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. 🇱🇹 Rūta Meilutytė5 seasons played · career day 1,82612 major golds
-97.2% vs Meyer at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Meyer | 0 | 0 | 80 | 176 | 436 | 496 |
| 🇱🇹 Meilutytė | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MeyerRetired | MeilutytėActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 3 | 1 |
| Individual Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World records set | 15 | — |
| US national titles | 19 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 1 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 4 |
| World records | — | 5 |
| European Championship golds | — | 6 |
| Age at Olympic title | — | 15 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 66 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Meilutytė84.7
Meyer84.4
FAQ
Where does Meyer beat Meilutytė?
Meyer scores higher on dominance, honours, statistics. Meilutytė leads on longevity.
How is the Meyer vs Meilutytė score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Meyer: 84.4, Meilutytė: 84.7.
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